SwakopmundThe lighthouse in Swakopmund, Namib.
Swakopmund
Namibia
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Swakopmund, town, northwesternNamibia, on theAtlantic Ocean coast about 20 miles (32 km) north of the port ofWalvis Bay and 175 miles (280 km) west ofWindhoek, Namibia’s capital. During the summer (December–January) the territorial administration moves from Windhoek to Swakopmund, where the weather is somewhat cooler. It is the country’s main seaside resort, fishing being a major attraction. The Swakopmund Museum, founded in 1951, has sections on natural history, mineralogy, marine life, and history and includes a small library. The Rössinguranium mine is near Swakopmund. Pop. (2001) 23,808; (2011) 44,725.