{{Short description|Suburb of Windhoek, Namibia}} thumb|Pioneers Park (shown in yellow) within the city of Windhoek '''Pioneers Park''' ({{langx|af|Pionierspark}}) is a suburb in the south of Windhoek, Namibia,<ref>{{cite book |title=Le Petit Futé Namibie |last=Auzias |first=Dominique |author2=Jean-Paul Labourdette |year=2007 |publisher=Petit Futé |isbn=978-2-7469-1624-1 |page=203 |language=French }}</ref> in the Windhoek West parliamentary constituency.<ref>{{cite news |title=Victorious Shaningwa Calls for Unity |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-24584971_ITM |work=The Namibian |date=3 October 2003 |accessdate=31 October 2009 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> It was developed in the second half of the 20th century<ref>{{cite book |title=South West Africa: land of extremes |last=Jenny |first=Hans |year=1976 |publisher=South West African Scientific Society |isbn=978-0-949995-11-7 |page=90 }}</ref> as a white community, with the previous black residents being expelled to Katutura.<ref name=vogt>{{cite book |title=National monuments in Namibia: an inventory of proclaimed national monuments in the Republic of Namibia |last=Vogt |first=Andreas |year=2004 |publisher=Gamsberg Macmillan |isbn=978-99916-0-593-7 |page=150 }}</ref> The suburb is mainly residential,<ref>{{cite book |title=Discovering Southern Africa |last=Bulpin |first=Thomas Victor Bulpin |year=1970 |publisher=Books of Africa |oclc=221754351 |page=703 }}</ref> but also contains the main campus of the University of Namibia.<ref>{{cite book |title=Contemporary Namibia: the first landmarks of a post-apartheid society |url=https://archive.org/details/contemporarynami00grae |url-access=limited |last=Diener |first=Ingolf |author2=Olivier Graefe |year=2001 |publisher=Gamsberg Macmillan |isbn=978-99916-0-274-5 |page=[https://archive.org/details/contemporarynami00grae/page/n66 144] }}</ref> Other local facilities include a cemetery<ref>{{cite news |title=Namibian Men Bury 'Mr Violence'. |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-22667137_ITM |work=The Namibian |date=10 March 2003 |accessdate=31 October 2009 }}</ref> and the Catholic Church of St. Boniface, built in 1928, which is now a national monument.<ref name=vogt/>
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==External links== * [http://www.windhoekcc.org.na www.windhoekcc.org.na] * Pioneerspark Neighbourhood Watch (PPNHW) - [http://www.ppnhw.org www.ppnhw.org]
{{Administrative divisions of Windhoek}}
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Category:Suburbs of Windhoek
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