Walvis Bay

Walvis Bay is organised around its harbour and the commercial activities connected to it. The Atlantic limits development to the west, while the urban core has expanded around the port and central business area. Langstrand, farther north along the coast, forms a separate residential development within the municipality.

The port is part of a regional transport system serving Namibia and its landlocked neighbours, with cargo facilities supporting international trade. Its expansion has been identified in national and regional infrastructure plans as a means of increasing capacity and improving multimodal connections. Walvis Bay's urban character is consequently closely associated with the working waterfront and the movement of goods between maritime routes and the southern African interior.