The town of Katutura falls under the Windhoek municipality and was founded in the late 1950's. The population of Windhoek is currently around 200 000 people of which about 60% live in Katutura. Katura has many suburbs with interesting names such as Havana, Soweto, and Babylon.

Several tour operators offer tours of this fascinating township and a typical tour will include a visit to Eveline Street - the longest street in Katutura, also known as 'the street that never sleeps', the meat market, and Penduka Women's Centre on the shore of the Goreangab Dam. Some tour operators also offer cycling tours through the township.