Katutura
Katutura is a township of Windhoek, Khomas Region, Namibia.
Katutura is a township of Windhoek, Khomas Region, Namibia. Katutura was created in 1961 following the forced removal of Windhoek's black population from the Old Location, which afterwards was developed into the suburb of Hochland Park. Sam Nujoma Stadium, built in 2005, is located within Katutura. Katutura Community Radio, a community-based radio station, also operates from the township. Katutura State Hospital, one of two State Hospitals in the Windhoek area, is located in the township.
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Worth seeing in and around Katutura
2 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Windhoek College of Education
The Windhoek College of Education is a public university in Khomasdal, Windhoek, Namibia. It opened in 1978 and is one of four national colleges of education in the country.
2.8 km · university in Windhoek, Namibia · Wikipedia - 02Khomasdal Stadium
Khomasdal Stadium is a stadium in Khomasdal, a suburb of Windhoek, Namibia. It was originally constructed school sports, church activities and youth groups but has become the main stadium for a number of Namibia's top professional football clubs, including Orlando Pirates, tigers, Civics, African Stars and Black Africa.
2 km · building in Namibia · Wikipedia
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Getting to Katutura
- Airports
- Hosea Kutako (WDH), 42 km · Walvis Bay (WVB), 253 km
- Windhoek → Katutura5 km · quickest by road, 13 min · $0.5
- Walvis Bay(Rooikop) → Katutura252 km · quickest by road, 4h 45m · $24–33
- Maun → Katutura717 km · quickest by air, 6h 51m · $300–440
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Katutura
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Katutura. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inMinibuses run from everywhere in Namibia, and through some combination of different routes, one can always find their way to Windhoek.
- Get inHowever, it is easier to arrange for a minibus to take you (check opposite SAA in Independence Avenue).
- Get aroundThere are a number of car rental agencies operating in Windhoek: There is no scheduled public transport in Windhoek but there is a system of shared taxis that do not have fixed routes.
- Get aroundShared taxis are generally in bad condition, and their operators' aggressive driving is legendary.
From Wikivoyage: Windhoek, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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If you know how people move in Katutura – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.
Next door to Katutura
Katutura is 5 km from Windhoek, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Havana-Windhoeksuburb in Khomas Region, Namibia3.1 km