# Outapi > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Outapi > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Outapi.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outapi > Source revision: 1314593672 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Town in northern Namibia}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox settlement |name =Outapi |other_name =Ombalantu |native_name = |nickname = |settlement_type = |motto = |image_skyline = File:Outapi main street.JPG |imagesize = |image_caption = Main street in Outapi |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = Wappen Outapi - Namibia.jpg |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_type = Town |blank_emblem_size = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |pushpin_map = Namibia |pushpin_label_position =bottom |pushpin_mapsize =300 |pushpin_map_caption =Location in Namibia |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{flag|Namibia}} |subdivision_type1 = [Region](/source/Regions_of_Namibia) |subdivision_name1 = [Omusati Region](/source/Omusati_Region) |subdivision_type2 = |subdivision_name2 = |subdivision_type3 = |subdivision_name3 = |government_footnotes = |government_type = [Municipal council](/source/Municipal_council) |leader_title = Mayor |leader_name = Selma Asino |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |established_title = |established_date = |area_magnitude = |unit_pref =Imperial |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = 27.7 |area_land_km2 = |area_water_km2 = |area_total_sq_mi = | population_footnotes = | population_total = 13,664 | population_as_of = 2023 | population_density_km2 = auto |population_density_sq_mi = |population_metro = |population_density_metro_km2 = |population_density_metro_sq_mi = |population_urban = |population_density_urban_km2 = |population_density_urban_sq_mi = |population_blank1_title =Ethnicities |population_blank1 = |population_density_blank1_km2 = |population_density_blank1_sq_mi = | timezone = [SAST](/source/South_African_Standard_Time) | utc_offset = +2 |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |coordinates = {{coord|17|30|16|S|14|59|05|E|region:NA|display=inline,title}} |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = |postal_code_type = |postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name = [Climate](/source/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification) |blank_info = [BSh](/source/Semi-arid_climate) |blank1_name = |blank1_info = |website = |footnotes = }} '''Outapi wa Nakafingo na Temba''', well known as '''Outapi''' or '''Uutapi''' and '''Ombalantu''', is a [town](/source/List_of_cities_and_towns_in_Namibia) in northern [Namibia](/source/Namibia) near the border with [Angola](/source/Angola), situated {{convert|90|km|0|abbr=on}} northwest of [Oshakati](/source/Oshakati). It is the capital of the [Omusati region](/source/Omusati_region) and the district capital of the [Outapi electoral constituency](/source/Outapi_Constituency). It had a population of 13,664 people in 2023. The language spoken there is [Oshiwambo](/source/Oshiwambo). ==Geography== The town normally receives an annual average rainfall of {{convert|440|mm}}, although in the 2010/2011 rainy season {{convert|723|mm}} were measured.{{cite news |url=http://www.namibian.com.na/news/full-story/archive/2011/may/article/rainy-season-was-one-for-the-record-books/ |title=Rainy season was one for the record books |last=Menges |first=Werner |date=26 May 2011 |newspaper=[The Namibian](/source/The_Namibian)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111215044804/http://www.namibian.com.na/news/full-story/archive/2011/may/article/rainy-season-was-one-for-the-record-books/|archive-date=15 December 2011}} {{Historical populations|2001|2,640|2011|6,437|2023|13,664|percentages=pagr|align=none|footnote=Sources:{{cite web | title=4.2.2 Urban population by Census years (2001 and 2011) | url=http://cms.my.na/assets/documents/p19dmn58guram30ttun89rdrp1.pdf | work=Namibia 2011 - Population and Housing Census Main Report | publisher=[Namibia Statistics Agency](/source/Namibia_Statistics_Agency) | access-date=1 November 2024 | page=39}}{{cite web | title=4.5 Population by town and census years (2011 and 2023) | url=https://nsa.org.na/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/2023-Population-and-Housing-Census-Main-Report-28-Oct-2024.pdf | work=Namibia 2023 - Population and Housing Census. Main Report | publisher=[Namibia Statistics Agency](/source/Namibia_Statistics_Agency) | access-date=1 November 2024 | pages=33–34}}}} ==Economy and infrastructure== In 2001, Outapi was the smallest town in Namibia, with a population of just over 2,600.{{cite book |title=Republic of Namibia 2001 Population and Housing Census |edition=Basic Analysis with Highlights |date=July 2003 |publisher=Central Bureau of Statistics, National Planning Commission |location=Windhoek |isbn=0-86976-614-7 |page=21}} It is, however, developing rapidly. There is a large number of newly constructed government buildings and shops in the south of the town. The town features several schools, a community hall, a hospital and a police station.{{cite news | publisher = Electoral Commission of Namibia | title = Presidential and National Assembly Elections 2009 | work = Supplement to several Namibian newspapers | date = November 2009}} There are two open markets, one at the [Ombalantu baobab tree](/source/Ombalantu_baobab_tree) and one at [Onhimbu](/source/Onhimbu). There is also a tourist lodge. ==Culture and tourism== Within the former [South African Army](/source/South_African_Army) base is the famous ''Omukwa'' [Ombalantu baobab tree](/source/Ombalantu_baobab_tree), a [baobab](/source/Adansonia) whose huge hollow trunk has been used in the past as a post office, a chapel, and a coffee shop, and {{As of|2011|alt=now}} houses a craft shop.{{cite web |url = http://www.natron.net/nacobta/ombalantu/main.html |title = North (Omusati): Ombalantu Baobab Tree Heritage Centre and Campsite |publisher = Namibia Travel Online |access-date = 16 March 2011 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110511041156/http://www.natron.net/nacobta/ombalantu/main.html |archive-date = 11 May 2011 }} The town hosts the annual [Olufuko Festival](/source/Olufuko_festival), which was initiated in 2012. The festival is a combination of a business expo and cultural celebrations, of which the initiation ceremony that prepares teenage girls for womanhood is the heart of the festival. Namibia's first president and founding father, [Sam Nujoma](/source/Sam_Nujoma), is the patron of the Olufuko Festival. ==Politics== Outapi is governed by a town council that has seven seats.{{Cite news | title=Know Your Local Authority | publisher=Institute for Public Policy Research | newspaper=Election Watch | year = 2015 | issue=3 | page=4}} Omusati Region, to which Outapi belongs, is a stronghold of Namibia's ruling [SWAPO](/source/SWAPO) party. For the [2015 local authority election](/source/Namibian_local_and_regional_elections%2C_2015) no opposition party nominated a candidate, and SWAPO won all seven seats uncontested.{{cite web | title=Local elections results | publisher=[Electoral Commission of Namibia](/source/Electoral_Commission_of_Namibia) | page=6 | url=http://www.ecn.na/documents/27857/218731/LA+results+%28press+release%29+2015.pdf/870a030b-8547-487f-ad18-b22713b16d4c?version=1.0 | date=28 November 2015 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151210194328/http://www.ecn.na/documents/27857/218731/LA+results+%28press+release%29+2015.pdf/870a030b-8547-487f-ad18-b22713b16d4c?version=1.0 | archive-date=10 December 2015 }} SWAPO also won the [2020 local authority election](/source/2020_Namibian_local_and_regional_elections). It obtained 721 votes and gained five seats. The [Independent Patriots for Change](/source/Independent_Patriots_for_Change) (IPC), an opposition party formed in August 2020, obtained 357 votes and gained the remaining two seats.{{Cite web | title=2020 Local Authority Elections Results and Allocation of Seats | page=13 | date=29 November 2020 | publisher=[Electoral Commission of Namibia](/source/Electoral_Commission_of_Namibia) | url=https://www.ecn.na/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Media-Release-on-LA-Results_2020.pdf | access-date=25 January 2021 | archive-date=24 January 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124162938/https://www.ecn.na/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Media-Release-on-LA-Results_2020.pdf | url-status=dead }} Selma Asino {{As of|2023|alt=is}} mayor of Outapi.{{Cite news | title=Northern re-elected mayors promise quality service delivery | last=Vatleni | first=Eino | newspaper=[The Namibian](/source/The_Namibian) | date=27 November 2023 | url=https://www.namibian.com.na/northern-re-elected-mayors-promise-quality-service-delivery}} ==References== {{commons category}} {{Reflist|30em}} Category:Towns in Namibia Category:Populated places in the Omusati Region --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Outapi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outapi) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outapi?action=history)). 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