Walvis Bay Urban

Walvis Bay Urban is a constituency in the of , comprising most of the city of . It had a population of 35,828 in 2011, up from 27,941 in 2001.
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  • Type: constituency of Namibia
  • Description: constituency of Namibia
  • Also known as: Walvis Bay Urban Constituency

Places of Interest

Highlights include Walvis Bay railway station and Floating dock Muloobinba.

Railway station
is a railway station serving the port city of in . It is part of the TransNamib railway network.

Dock
is a floating dry dock that was owned by the Forgacs Group, and berthed at , within Harbour, Australia. Built in Japan in 1977, Muloobinba arrived in Newcastle in 1978 and was based at the State Dockyard.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Walvis Bay and Kuisebmond.

is a city of 62,000 on Atlantic coast. It has the country's only commercial port. It is famous as a place to see large numbers of flamingoes and rare migratory birds.

Suburb
is a township of , , named after the . With a population of 40,000, most residents of Walvis Bay live in the area. is situated 4½ km northeast of Walvis Bay Urban.

Walvis Bay Urban

Latitude
-22.9601° or 22° 57′ 36″ south
Longitude
14.5014° or 14° 30′ 5″ east
Elevation
11 metres (36 feet)
Open location code
5F9P2GQ2+XG
Geo­Names ID
7931908
Wiki­data ID
Q4018062
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Zulu—“Walvis Bay Urban” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Walvis Bay Urban Constituency
  • Chinese: Walvis Oan To͘-chhī Soán-kí-khu
  • French: Walvis Bay Urban
  • German: Walvis Bay Stadt
  • German: Walvis Bay-Stadt
  • Ido: Votodistrikto Urbala Walvis Bay
  • Italian: Distretto elettorale di Walvis Bay Urbano
  • Italian: Walvis Bay Urbano
  • Min Nan Chinese: Walvis Oan To͘-chhī Soán-kí-khu
  • Zulu: Walvis Bay Urban

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Meersig and Narraville.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Walvis Bay and Walvis Peninsula.

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Walvis Bay Urban”. Photo: Martin Cígler, CC BY-SA 3.0.