Swakopmund

Swakopmund is a city on the coast of western Namibia, 352 km (219 mi) west of the Namibian capital Windhoek via the B2 main road. It is the capital of the Erongo administrative district. Wikipedia

Population 75,921 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Namibia

• 112AnyAll emergencies
• 10111PolicePolice

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Namibia

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

• Desert Explorers Attraction · 440 m
• Rogl Souvenirs & Gallery Gallery · 910 m
• Genocide Monument Memorial · 390 m
• Otavi Bahnhof Museum · 620 m
• Old German Fortress Castle · 840 m
• Herero Memorial Memorial · 930 m

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Somewhere to run

• Lovers Lane Park 520 m across 1.3 km
• Jorg Henrichson Park 320 m across 1.1 km
• Strand Street Park 470 m across 1.7 km

Getting around

• Swakopmund 1.6 km
• Swakopmund Bus Terminal 2.0 km
• Swakopmund Taxi Rank 2.0 km

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