Windhoek Central Prison

Windhoek Central Prison is a prison in Khomas, Namibia. Windhoek Central Prison is situated near the police station Windhoek City Police Service, as well as near the pitch Skate-aid Skatepark.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Windhoek Central Hospital and Windhoek.

Windhoek Central Hospital

Hospital

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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. Windhoek Central Hospital is situated 1½ km south of Windhoek Central Prison.

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 2½ km southeast of Windhoek Central Prison.

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia

Office

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia is a Lutheran denomination based in Namibia. It had a total membership of over 853,522 in 2023, mainly in northern Namibia. Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia is situated 1 km north of Windhoek Central Prison.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Khomasdal and Katutura.

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. Khomasdal is situated 2½ km west of Windhoek Central Prison.

Katutura

Suburb

Katutura is a township of Windhoek, Khomas Region, Namibia. Katutura was created in 1961 following the forced removal of Windhoek's black population from the Old Location, which afterwards was developed into the suburb of Hochland Park. Sam Nujoma Stadium, built in 2005, is located within Katutura. Katutura is situated 2½ km northwest of Windhoek Central Prison.

Klein Windhoek

Suburb

Klein Windhoek is an affluent suburb of Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. Klein Windhoek is situated 4 km southeast of Windhoek Central Prison.

Windhoek Central Prison

Type: Prison
Category: government building
Location: Khomas, Namibia, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-22.54037° or 22° 32′ 25″ south

Longitude

17.07097° or 17° 4′ 16″ east

Open location code

5F9VF35C+V9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 120673867

OpenStreetMap feature

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Windhoek City Police Service and Skate-aid Skatepark.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Central Prison and Central Prison.

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