List of the capitals of Namibia
The list of the capitals of Namibia includes capitals in the area of what is now Namibia , that is, during the time of Namibia since 1990, South West Africa from 1915 to 1990 and German South West Africa from 1884 to 1915. There were no capitals in the pre-colonial period.
German South West Africa
- 1885-1891: Otjimbingwe
- 1891–1915: Windhoek
- 1915: Grootfontein
Boer Republics
- 1885–1887: Grootfontein ( Republic of Upingtonia )
Other areas
- 1909–1915: Schuckmannsburg ( Caprivi Strip )
South West Africa
- 1915–1990: Windhoek
Homelands
- 1970–1990: Welwitschia ( Damaraland )
- 1968–1990: Okakarara ( Hereroland )
- 1970–1990: Ohopoho ( Kaokoland )
- 1970–1990: Rundu ( Okavangoland )
- 1972–1990: Katima Mulilo ( Ostcaprivi ; from 1976 Lozi )
- 1968–1990: Ondangua ( Ovamboland )
- 1976–1990: Rehoboth ( Rehoboth )
Other areas
- 1915–1935: Schuckmannsburg (Caprivi Strip)
Namibia
- since 1990: Windhoek
Regions
- 1990-1993: Swakopmund ( Western )
- since 1993: Swakopmund ( Erongo )
- since 1990: Mariental ( Hardap )
- since 1990: Keetmanshoop ( ǁKaras )
- 1990–1998: Rundu ( Okavango )
- 1998-2013: Rundu ( Kavango )
- since 2013: Rundu ( Kavango-East )
- since 2013: Nkurenkuru ( Kavango-West )
- since 1990: Windhoek ( Khomas )
- since 1990: Opuwo ( Kunene )
- since 1990: Eenhana ( Ohangwena )
- since 1990: Gobabis ( Omaheke )
- since 1990: Outapi ( Omusati )
- since 1990: Oshakati ( Oshana )
- 1990-2008: Tsumeb ( Oshikoto )
- since 2008: Omuthiya (Oshikoto)
- since 1990: Otjiwarongo ( Otjozondjupa )
- 1990-2013: Katima Mulilo ( Caprivi )
- since 2013: Katima Mulilo ( Zambezi )
Other areas
- since 1990: Rehoboth ( Rehoboth area ; not recognized)
annotation
- ↑ Note: This article contains characters from the alphabet of the Khoisan languages spoken in southern Africa . The display contains characters of the click letters ǀ , ǁ , ǂ and ǃ . For more information on the pronunciation of long or nasal vowels or certain clicks , see e.g. B. under Khoekhoegowab .