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Swakopmund

Total population

25,000

Air quality index

29Good
Coordinates-22.68°, 14.53°

Demographic figures from Namibia Statistics Agency. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

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. It had 75,921 inhabitants in 2023.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-22.6768
Longitude
14.5290
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
29
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
6.7
PM10 (µg/m³)
8.4
Ozone (µg/m³)
38
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.9

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
22,937
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Kelp Gull
    Larus dominicanus M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1823 · Aves
    1,000
  • Hartlaub's Gull
    Chroicocephalus hartlaubii (Bruch, 1855) · Aves
    901
  • Cape Wagtail
    Motacilla capensis Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    850
  • Cape Sparrow
    Passer melanurus (Statius Muller, 1776) · Aves
    787
  • Cape Cormorant
    Phalacrocorax capensis (Sparrman, 1788) · Aves
    703
  • Lesser Flamingo
    Phoeniconaias minor (É.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1798) · Aves
    556
  • Crowned Cormorant
    Microcarbo coronatus (Wahlberg, 1855) · Aves
    539
  • Speckled Pigeon
    Columba guinea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    512

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
—
Largest event
—

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

W
Werner Schulz
association footballer (1913-1947)
R
Razundara Tjikuzu
Namibian footballer
M
Martin Baumann
German university teacher in religious studies at university of Lucerne (Switzerland)
M
Martin Debus
German theatre director
P
Paulus Ambunda
Namibian boxer
K
Kosie Pretorius
Namibian politician (1935-2017)
Marichen Luiperth
Marichen Luiperth
Namibian model
S
Sean Silver
Namibian cricketer
T
Tangeni Shipahu
Namibian football striker born 1987
H
Harro Brenner
H
Hans-Detloff von Cossel
German officer and Knight's Cross recipient (1916-1943)
Eberhard Kulenkampff
Eberhard Kulenkampff
German architect
Bernhardt Esau
Bernhardt Esau
Namibian politician
D
Deon Kavendji
Namibian footballer
J
Joachim Zeller
German historian of modern age
O
Olli Löytty
Finnish researcher and non-fiction writer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Erongo

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.85
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,136

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
10,532
Avg daily Wikipedia views
351
Attention level
Modest

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API