Windhoek Central Business District
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Windhoek Central Business District (short: ''Windhoek Central'') is the inner city area of
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 202 ...
, capital of
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. It is surrounded by the suburbs of Windhoek West and
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in the west, Windhoek-North in the north,
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, Klein-Windhoek, Luxushügel and Auasblick in the east, and Suiderhof and Southern Industrial in the south. Windhoek Central consists of residential and business properties as well as public spaces. Most of Windhoek's governmental and administrative buildings are situated here. The name addition ''Business District'' refers to the possibility to apply for business rights which is generally granted for erven in Windhoek that are situated in any proclaimed business district.


Important buildings, roads and places

* Independence Avenue *
Alte Feste The Alte Feste (Old Fortress) is a fortress and museum in downtown Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. The building was designed by captain Curt von François to serve as headquarters of the imperial German ''Schutztruppe'' (colonial military fo ...
* Christ Church * St. Mary's Cathedral *
Zoo Park Zoo Park is a public park on Independence Avenue in downtown Windhoek, Namibia. It is also a focal point of social life in the city
* Tintenpalast * Supreme Court of Namibia * Windhoek Railway Station Geography of Windhoek {{Namibia-geo-stub