Lüderitz
Lüderitz | |
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An aerial view of Lüderitz with the Felsenkirche in the foreground and the rest of the town in the background | |
| Motto(s): Challenge, Innovation, Prosperity | |
| Coordinates: 26°38′45″S 015°09′14″E / 26.64583°S 15.15389°E | |
| Country | Namibia |
| Region | ǁKaras Region |
| Constituency | ǃNamiǂNûs Constituency |
| Established | 1883 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Phillippus A. Balhao (IPC) |
| • Deputy Mayor | Josephine Heita (SWAPO) |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.5 sq mi (14.2 km2) |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 16,125 |
| • Density | 2,900/sq mi (1,100/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Climate | BWk |
| Website | luderitz-tc |
Lüderitz is a town in the ǁKaras Region of southern Namibia. It lies on one of the least hospitable coasts in Africa. It is a port developed around Robert Harbour and Shark Island. Lüderitz had a population of 16,125 people in 2023.
The town is known for its colonial architecture, including some Art Nouveau work, and for wildlife including seals, penguins, flamingos and ostriches. It is also home to a museum and lies at the end of a currently decommissioned railway line to Keetmanshoop. The town is named after Adolf Lüderitz, founder of the German South West Africa colony.