Swakopmund

Swakopmund Tsoakhaub (Khoekhoe)[citation needed] Otjozondjii (Otjiherero)
City
Swakopmund in 2017
Coat of arms
Nickname:  Swakop
Motto:  Providentiae memor
Swakopmund Location in Namibia
Coordinates: 22°41′S 14°32′E / 22.683°S 14.533°E / -22.683; 14.533
Country	Namibia
Region	Erongo
Constituency	Swakopmund Constituency
Government
• Mayor	Dina Namubes (IPC)
• Deputy Mayor	David Am-!Gabeb (UDF)
Population  (2023 census)[1]
• Total	75,921
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Climate	BWk
Website	swakopmun.com

Swakopmund ("Mouth of the Swakop") is a city on the coast of western Namibia,^[2] 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 has 75,921 inhabitants.

The city is situated at the edge of the Namib Desert and is the fourth largest population centre in Namibia. Swakopmund is a popular beach resort and characterized by 19th century German colonial architecture. The city was founded in 1892 as the main harbour for German South West Africa.

Buildings in the city include the Altes Gefängnis, a prison designed by Heinrich Bause in 1909. The Woermannhaus, built in 1906 with a prominent tower (Damara tower), is now a public library. Attractions in Swakopmund include the Swakopmund Museum,^[3] the National Marine Aquarium of Namibia, the Crystal Gallery.

Activities like quad biking, camel rides, sky diving, paragliding, and desert day trips are offered in the sand dunes near Langstrand, south of the Swakop River.

Outside the city, the Rossmund Desert Golf Course is one of only five all-grass desert golf courses in the world. Nearby is a farm that offers camel rides to tourists and the Martin Luther steam locomotive, dating from 1896 and abandoned in the desert.