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Outapi
Town in northern Namibia
Town in northern Namibia
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Outapi |
| other_name | Ombalantu |
| image_skyline | File:Outapi main street.JPG |
| image_caption | Main street in Outapi |
| image_seal | Wappen Outapi - Namibia.jpg |
| blank_emblem_type | Town |
| pushpin_map | Namibia |
| pushpin_label_position | bottom |
| pushpin_mapsize | 300 |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Namibia |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Namibia |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | Omusati Region |
| government_type | Municipal council |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | Selma Asino |
| leader_title1 | |
| established_title | |
| unit_pref | Imperial |
| area_total_km2 | 27.7 |
| area_land_km2 | |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 13,664 |
| population_as_of | 2023 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| population_blank1_title | Ethnicities |
| timezone | SAST |
| utc_offset | +2 |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| postal_code_type | |
| blank_name | Climate |
| blank_info | BSh |
Outapi wa Nakafingo na Temba, well known as Outapi or Uutapi and Ombalantu, is a town in northern Namibia near the border with Angola, situated 90 km northwest of Oshakati. It is the capital of the Omusati region and the district capital of the Outapi electoral constituency. It had a population of 13,664 people in 2023. The language spoken there is Oshiwambo.
Geography
The town normally receives an annual average rainfall of 440 mm, although in the 2010/2011 rainy season 723 mm were measured.{{cite news
Economy and infrastructure
In 2001, Outapi was the smallest town in Namibia, with a population of just over 2,600.{{cite book
Culture and tourism
Within the former South African Army base is the famous Omukwa Ombalantu baobab tree, a baobab whose huge hollow trunk has been used in the past as a post office, a chapel, and a coffee shop, and houses a craft shop.{{cite web |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, 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, is the patron of the Olufuko Festival.
Politics
Outapi is governed by a town council that has seven seats. Omusati Region, to which Outapi belongs, is a stronghold of Namibia's ruling SWAPO party. For the 2015 local authority election no opposition party nominated a candidate, and SWAPO won all seven seats uncontested.
SWAPO also won the 2020 local authority election. It obtained 721 votes and gained five seats. The Independent Patriots for Change (IPC), an opposition party formed in August 2020, obtained 357 votes and gained the remaining two seats. Selma Asino mayor of Outapi.
References
References
- "4.2.2 Urban population by Census years (2001 and 2011)". [[Namibia Statistics Agency]].
- "4.5 Population by town and census years (2011 and 2023)". [[Namibia Statistics Agency]].
- (2015). "Know Your Local Authority". Institute for Public Policy Research.
- (28 November 2015). "Local elections results". [[Electoral Commission of Namibia]].
- (29 November 2020). "2020 Local Authority Elections Results and Allocation of Seats". [[Electoral Commission of Namibia]].
- Vatleni, Eino. (27 November 2023). "Northern re-elected mayors promise quality service delivery". [[The Namibian]].
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