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city A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...

Windhoek Windhoek (, , ) is the capital and largest city of Namibia. It is located in central Namibia in the Khomas Highland plateau area, at around above sea level, almost exactly at the country's geographical centre. The population of Windhoek in 20 ...

Namibia Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and ea ...

Prior to 20th century

* 1840s - Nama

Orlam The Oorlam or Orlam people (also known as Orlaam, Oorlammers, Oerlams, or Orlamse Hottentots) are a subtribe of the Nama people, largely assimilated after their migration from the Cape Colony (today, part of South Africa) to Namaqualand and Dam ...

chief

Jonker Afrikaner Jonker Afrikaner ( 1785, ''Roode Zand'' near Tulbagh, South Africa – 18 August 1861, Okahandja) was the fourth Captain of the Orlam in South West Africa, succeeding his father, Jager Afrikaner, in 1823. Soon after becoming ''Kaptein'', h ...

names settlement "Winterhoek" * 1880 - Nama-

Herero Herero may refer to: * Herero people, a people belonging to the Bantu group, with about 240,000 members alive today * Herero language, a language of the Bantu family (Niger-Congo group) * Herero and Namaqua Genocide * Herero chat, a species of b ...

conflict; settlement sacked. * 1890 - German

military fort A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''facere'' ...

construction begins. * 1892 - Windhoek designated administrative seat of colonial German South West Africa. * 1898 - German-language ''Windhoeker Anzeiger''

newspaper A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports a ...

begins publication.

20th century

1900s

* 1901 - Public

library A library is a collection of materials, books or media that are accessible for use and not just for display purposes. A library provides physical (hard copies) or digital access (soft copies) materials, and may be a physical location or a vir ...

founded. * 1902 - Railway to coast begins operating. * 1907 -

Landesmuseum Landesmuseum (‘state museum’) may refer to a museum of a state of Germany or a state of Austria: *Hessisches Landesmuseum, Darmstadt, Germany *Landesmuseum Mainz, Germany *Landesmuseum Württemberg, Germany *Landesmuseum Hannover, Germany *Pom ...

founded. * 1909 ** Turnhalle built. ** becomes mayor.

1910s

* 1910 ** Church of Peace built. ** Luisen Apotheke (pharmacy) in business. * 1912 ** Windhoek Railway Station opens. ** Reiterdenkmal erected (monument to Germans in the Herero and Namaqua Wars). * 1913 -

Tintenpalast The Parliament Building, Windhoek, also known as ''Tintenpalast'' ( German for ''Ink Palace''), is the seat of both houses of the Parliament of Namibia (the National Council and the National Assembly). It is located in the Namibian capital of W ...

(colonial government building) constructed. * 1915 - 12 May: Town occupied by South African military during the

First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

. * 1916 - German-language ''

Allgemeine Zeitung The ''Allgemeine Zeitung'' was the leading political daily journal in Germany in the first part of the 19th century. It has been widely recognised as the first world-class German journal and a symbol of the German press abroad. The ''Allgemeine ...

'' (newspaper) begins publication.

1920s

* 1920 ** Population: 716. ** Winterhoek renamed to Windhoek. * 1924 - Windhoek Synagogue built. * 1926 - Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Windhoek active. * 1927 - '' Die Suidwes-Afrikaner'' newspaper begins publication. * 1928 - Kaiser Street paved. * 1929 - begins operating.

1930s

* 1932 - Tintenpalast Gardens laid out. * 1937 - Bantu Welfare Hall built.

1940s

* 1946 - Population: 14,929.

1950s

* 1951 - Population: 20,490. * 1958 - Library/museum/archives building constructed. * 1959 - 10 December: Ethnic

unrest Unrest, also called disaffection, is a sociological phenomenon, including: * Civil unrest * Civil disorder * Domestic terrorism * Industrial unrest * Labor unrest * Rebellion * Riot * Strike action * State of emergency Notable historical instance ...

1960s

* 1960 - Population: 36,049. * 1961 - Katutura township created. * 1964 -

Black Africa S.C. Black Africa Sports Club is a Namibian football team from Katutura, Windhoek that plays in the Namibia Premier Football League. Performance Achievements *Namibia Premier League: 10 **1987, 1989, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2019 ...

(football club) formed. * 1965 - J. G. Strydom Airport opens. * 1968 - Racially segregated Main Location closes.

1970s

*1971 - Namibian general contract workers strike occurs, starting from Windhoek. * 1975 ** September: Turnhalle Constitutional Conference begins in Windhoek. **

Delta Secondary School Windhoek Delta Secondary School Windhoek (DSSW) (german: Delta Oberschule Windhoek, DOSW) previously known as ''Deutsche Oberschule Windhoek'', is a government secondary school in Namibia. Situated in the capital Windhoek, it was separated from its younger ...

established. * 1977 - ''

Republikein ''Republikein'' () is an Afrikaans-language newspaper published daily in Namibia and the country's largest Afrikaans-language newspaper in terms of print circulation. Its editor-in-chief is Dani Booysen. History The newspaper was founded by Di ...

'' newspaper begins publication.

1980s

* 1981 - Population 96,057

1990s

* 1990 ** 21 March: Namibian Independence Day celebrated at Windhoek stadium. ** Kaiser Street renamed " Independence Avenue" (approximate date). **

Wernhil Park Mall The Wernhil Shopping Centre formerly known as Wernhil Park Mall is a mall in Windhoek central business district.Sanlam Centre The Sanlam Centre is a building in downtown Windhoek, Namibia. Located on Independence Avenue, the building was built in 1990, the same year as Namibia's independence. It has 15 floors and 28,000 m2 of floor space. The German, Swedish and Venezuel ...

built. **

National Art Gallery of Namibia The National Art Gallery of Namibia (NAGN) is a state-owned art gallery situated in Windhoek, the capital city of Namibia. It was founded in 1990. The goal of this institution is to preserve and encourage art in Namibia. It displays in a permanent ...

and Embassy of Germany established. * 1991 - Population: 147,056. * 1992 **

University of Namibia The University of Namibia (UNAM) is a multi-campus public research university in Namibia, as well as the largest university in the country. It was established by an act of Parliament on 31 August 1992. Background UNAM comprises the follow ...

established. ** '' New Era'' newspaper begins publication. ** Media Institute of Southern Africa headquartered in Windhoek. * 1994 **

Polytechnic of Namibia The Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST), formerly known as Polytechnic of Namibia, is a public university located in the city of Windhoek, Namibia. Andrew Niikondo is its acting vice-chancellor. NUST was headed by the founding ...

founded. **

National Library of Namibia The National Library of Namibia (NLN) is the legal deposit and copyright library for Namibia. The library is situated in Windhoek. NLN belongs to the National Library and Archives service of the Namibian government, in the Ministry of Education ...

headquartered in Windhoek. * 1995 ** May: Miss Universe 1995 beauty pageant held in city. ** built. **

Windhoek Country Club Resort The Windhoek Country Club Resort is a multi-use resort outside of Windhoek, Namibia owned by Legacy Hotels and Resorts International. The Resort was opened in May 1995 and was home to the 1995 Miss Universe Pageant. The resort's golf course is ho ...

in business. ** National headquartered in city.

21st century

2000s

* 2000 ** Matheus Shikongo becomes mayor. **

established. * 2001 - Population: 233,529. * 2002 - Heroes' Acre (Namibia) memorial unveiled near city. * 2005 ** Renaming of Windhoek (as " Otjomuise") proposed. ** Sam Nujoma Stadium opens. * 2006 - City police department established. * 2007 ** ''

Namibian Sun The ''Namibian Sun'' is a daily tabloid newspaper in Namibia. It was launched on 20 September 2007 as a weekly tabloid newspaper published on Thursdays. The initial print run was planned to be 36,000 copies. The paper publishes mostly in English w ...

'' newspaper begins publication. ** Windhoek Gymnasium Private School established. * 2008 - January: Airplane crash occurs at Eros Airport.

2010s

* 2010 - Old Mutual Namibia

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constructed. * 2011 ** construction begins in Kleine Kuppe. ** Population: 325,858. * 2014 ** opens. **

Muesee Kazapua Muesee Kazapua (born 1980) is a SWAPO politician based in Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. He was the mayor of Windhoek from 2014 to 2019. Kazapua attended Windhoek's Augustineum Secondary School and holds tertiary degrees in Youth Development, ...

becomes mayor.

References

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