Windhoek Central Hospital
Windhoek Central Hospital is a public hospital in Windhoek, Namibia. Together with the Katutura State Hospital, it is one of two State Hospitals in the city. The hospital was commissioned in 1982, and opened in 1984.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hospital
- Description: hospital in Windhoek, Namibia
- Also known as: “State hospital” and “WCH”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Windhoek and TransNamib Railway Museum.
Windhoek
Railway station
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Windhoek railway station is a railway station serving the city of Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. It is an important station in the Namibian rail network, and it is run by TransNamib. Windhoek is situated 1½ km southeast of Windhoek Central Hospital.
TransNamib Railway Museum
Museum
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Trans-Namib Railroad Museum is a museum in Windhoek. It is located in Windhoek Railway Station's building, and was established on 1 July 1993. The museum displays items such as railway equipment and maps, as well as artifacts relating to aviation and seafaring. TransNamib Railway Museum is situated 1½ km southeast of Windhoek Central Hospital.
St. Mary’s Cathedral, Windhoek
Church
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St. Mary's Cathedral, known as St. Marien Kathedrale in German, is a Roman Catholic church in Windhoek, Namibia. It is the seat of the Archdiocese of Windhoek. St. Mary’s Cathedral, Windhoek is situated 2 km southeast of Windhoek Central Hospital.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Khomasdal and Windhoek.
Khomasdal
Suburb
Khomasdal is a suburb of Namibia's capital of Windhoek in the Khomas Region. Founded as Windhoek's residential area for Coloured people, Khomasdal still is primarily composed of Coloured people.
Windhoek
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Windhoek is Namibia's capital and largest city. It is in the geographic centre of the country at an elevation of 1,600 m. This is the city where most safaris travelling through Namibia begin, and also the first point of entry in Namibia should you arrive by airplane.
Klein Windhoek
Suburb
Klein Windhoek is an affluent suburb of Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. Klein Windhoek is situated 3½ km east of Windhoek Central Hospital.
Windhoek Central Hospital
- Category: health care
- Location: Khomas, Namibia, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-22.55288° or 22° 33′ 10″ southLongitude
17.06947° or 17° 4′ 10″ eastElevation
1,669 metres (5,476 feet)Open location code
5F9VC3W9+RQOpenStreetMap ID
way 122000497OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=hospitalOpenStreetMap feature
healthcare=hospitalGeoNames ID
11073594Wikidata ID
Q190655
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to German—“Windhoek Central Hospital” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Windhoek Sentrale Hospitaal”
- German: “Zentralkrankenhaus Windhoek”
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