Walvis Bay

Summary

Walvis Bay is a city^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Walvis Bay is located in Erongo Region^[3].
• Walvis Bay is in the country of Namibia^[4].
• Walvis Bay's instance of is recorded as city^[5].
• Walvis Bay's instance of is recorded as port city^[6].
• Walvis Bay's instance of is recorded as human settlement^[7].
• Walvis Bay's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kristiansand^[8].
• Walvis Bay's twinned administrative body is recorded as Drakenstein Local Municipality^[9].
• Walvis Bay's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lobatse^[10].
• Walvis Bay's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ndola^[11].
• Walvis Bay's twinned administrative body is recorded as Stenungsund Municipality^[12].
• Walvis Bay's twinned administrative body is recorded as Wenzhou^[13].
• Walvis Bay's postal code is recorded as 5017^[14].
• Walvis Bay's Commons category is recorded as Walvis Bay^[15].
• Walvis Bay's licence plate code is recorded as WB^[16].
• Walvis Bay's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[17].
• Walvis Bay's local dialing code is recorded as 64^[18].
• 1840 marks the founding of Walvis Bay^[19].
• Walvis Bay's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -22.949444444444, 'lon': 14.506944444444}^[20].
• Walvis Bay's official website is recorded as https://www.walvisbaycc.org.na/^[21].
• Walvis Bay's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Walvis Bay^[22].
• Walvis Bay's Commons gallery is recorded as Walvis Bay^[23].
• Walvis Bay has a population of {'amount': '+85000'}^[24].
• Walvis Bay has a population of {'amount': '+102704'}^[25].
• Walvis Bay's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[26].
• Walvis Bay's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[27].

Body

Geography

Walvis Bay is in the country of Namibia^[4]. It is located in Erongo Region^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Walvis Bay covers an area of {'unit': 'Q25343', 'amount': '+1124000000'}^[28]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+6'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+85000'}^[24] and {'amount': '+102704'}^[25].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[5], port city^[6], and human settlement^[7]. Walvis Bay's heritage designation is recorded as Ramsar site^[30].

History and Context

1840 marks the founding of Walvis Bay^[19].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Walvis Bay include Walvis Bay Airport^[31], an airport^[32], in Namibia^[33].

Why It Matters

Walvis Bay has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for it include Walvis Bay Airport^[31], an airport^[32], in Namibia^[33].