walvis bay became part of namibia on 1 march 1994.
walvis bay became part of namibia on 1 march 1994.
when did walvis bay become part of namibia?
1 march 1994
by 1992, however the two countries agreed to establish a transitional joint administrative authority for walvis bay and the offshore islands.









































in august 1993, south africa passed a resolution calling for "the incorporation-reintegration of walvis bay and the off-shore islands into namibia." 









































the transfer of walvis bay to namibia act was passed by the south african government that year. 









































following the signing of a treaty between the two countries, south africa formally transferred sovereignty of walvis bay to namibia on 1 march 1994.









































the process of removing south african military assets from walvis bay was completed by then.
walvis bay military area
walvis bay reformed church









































the walvis bay reformed church is a congregation of the reformed churches in south africa (gksa) in the town of walvis bay, namibia, but also includes nearby swakopmund. the henties bay reformed church broke away in 2006, but the walvis bay pastor continues to handle it concurrently. walvis bay's membership was 267 in 2015, more or less evenly split between walvis bay and swakopmund. services are held in both towns every sunday.
walvis bay reformed church