City profile · Namibia · Africa
Walvis Bay
Erongo Region · Namibia
City population
73,598
#3
in Namibia
#1
in Erongo Region
#7,837
worldwide
-22.957, 14.505 · 268 km from Windhoek
About Walvis Bay
Walvis Bay is a city in Erongo Region, Namibia with a population of 73,598. It is the 3rd largest of the 18 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Namibia, and the 7,837th largest worldwide. It lies 268 km from Windhoek.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Erongo Region
Rank in region
#1of 2
Elevation
6 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Windhoek
Coordinates
-22.957, 14.505
Record updated
2024-01-18
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.