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The '''Windhoek City Council''' is the governing body of [[Windhoek]], the capital and largest city of [[Namibia]].
The '''Windhoek City Council''' is the governing body of [[Windhoek]], the capital and largest city of [[Namibia]].

==History==

Windhoek was established as an independent municipality in 1909, 19 years after its founding,<ref>https://www.namibweb.com/windhoek.htm</ref> with Gustav Voigts serving as the settlement's [[List of mayors of Windhoek|first mayor]] in that same year. Klein Windhoek came under Windhoek's jurisdiction in 1921.<ref>https://www.namibweb.com/windhoek.htm</ref>

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Windhoek City Council
City council
Type
Type
Leadership
Mayor
Sade Gawanas (LPM)
since November 2020
Deputy Mayor
Joseph Uapingene (NUDO)
since November 2020
Structure
Seats15
Political groups
  •   SWAPO (5)
  •   IPC (3)
  •   LPM (2)
  •   AR (2)
  •   PDM (1)
  •   NUDO (1)
  •   Independent (1)
Elections
Proportional representation
Last election
25 November 2020
Website
windhoekcc.org.na

The Windhoek City Council is the governing body of Windhoek, the capital and largest city of Namibia.

History

Windhoek was established as an independent municipality in 1909, 19 years after its founding,[1] with Gustav Voigts serving as the settlement's first mayor in that same year. Klein Windhoek came under Windhoek's jurisdiction in 1921.[2]