Walvis Bay

Summary

Walvis Bay is a city^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (483 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Walvis Bay is located in Erongo Region^[3].
• Walvis Bay is in the country of Namibia^[4].
• Walvis Bay's image is recorded as NA WalvisBay Aeroview.JPG^[5].
• Walvis Bay's instance of is recorded as city^[6].
• Walvis Bay's instance of is recorded as port city^[7].
• Walvis Bay's instance of is recorded as human settlement^[8].
• Walvis Bay's coat of arms image is recorded as Walvis Bay COA.svg^[9].
• Walvis Bay's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kristiansand^[10].
• Walvis Bay's twinned administrative body is recorded as Drakenstein Local Municipality^[11].
• Walvis Bay's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lobatse^[12].
• Walvis Bay's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ndola^[13].
• Walvis Bay's twinned administrative body is recorded as Stenungsund Municipality^[14].
• Walvis Bay's twinned administrative body is recorded as Wenzhou^[15].
• Walvis Bay's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 153543152^[16].
• Walvis Bay's GND ID is recorded as 4280602-1^[17].
• Walvis Bay's locator map image is recorded as Wahlkreis Walfischbucht Stadt in Erongo.png^[18].
• Walvis Bay's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50026479^[19].
• Walvis Bay's postal code is recorded as 5017^[20].
• Walvis Bay's Commons category is recorded as Walvis Bay^[21].
• Walvis Bay's licence plate code is recorded as WB^[22].
• Walvis Bay's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[23].
• Walvis Bay's local dialing code is recorded as 64^[24].
• +1840-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Walvis Bay^[25].
• Walvis Bay's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -22.949444444444, 'lon': 14.506944444444}^[26].
• Walvis Bay's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bsgd^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Walvis Bay's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25343', 'amount': '+1124000000'}^[28]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+6'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+85000'}^[30] and {'amount': '+102704'}^[31].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[6], port city^[7], and human settlement^[8]. Walvis Bay's heritage designation is recorded as Ramsar site^[32].

History and Context

+1840-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Walvis Bay^[25].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Walvis Bay include Walvis Bay Airport^[33], an airport^[34], in Namibia^[35].

Why It Matters

Walvis Bay ranks in the top 6% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (483 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

Entities named for it include Walvis Bay Airport^[33], an airport^[34], in Namibia^[35].