City profile · Namibia · Africa
Swakopmund
Erongo Region · Namibia
City population
53,009
#4
in Namibia
#2
in Erongo Region
#10,827
worldwide
-22.678, 14.527 · 263 km from Windhoek
About Swakopmund
Swakopmund is a city in Erongo Region, Namibia with a population of 53,009. It is the 4th largest of the 18 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Namibia, and the 10,827th largest worldwide. It lies 263 km from Windhoek.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Erongo Region
Rank in region
#2of 2
Elevation
18 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Windhoek
Coordinates
-22.678, 14.527
Record updated
2026-04-14
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 18 in NamibiaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.