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The name "Swakopmund" originates from the Swakop River and the German word "Mund," which means "mouth." Therefore, Swakopmund translates to "mouth of the Swakop." The town was founded by German colonists in 1892 and served as a harbor for the German colony of German South West Africa. The name reflects the town's geographical location at the point where the Swakop River flows into the Atlantic Ocean.