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{{Short description|Town in northern Namibia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}
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|other_name =Ombalantu
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|subdivision_name1 = [[Omusati Region]]
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|government_type = [[Municipal council]]
|leader_title = Mayor
|leader_name = Selma Asino<ref name=reelected/>
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|area_total_km2 = 27.7
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| population_total = 13,664
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'''Outapi wa Nakafingo na Temba''', also '''Outapi''' or '''Uutapi''' and '''Ombalantu''', is a [[List of cities and towns in Namibia|town]] in northern [[Namibia]] near the border with [[Angola]], situated {{convert|90|km|0|abbr=on}} northwest of [[Oshakati]]. It is the capital of the [[Omusati region]] and the district capital of the [[Outapi Constituency|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 {{convert|440|mm}}, although in the 2010/2011 rainy season {{convert|723|mm}} were measured.<ref name="Nam2011">{{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]]|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}}</ref>
{{Historical populations|2001|2,640|2011|6,437|2023|13,664|percentages=pagr|align=none|footnote=Sources:<ref name=nsa2011>{{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]] | access-date=1 November 2024 | page=39}}</ref><ref name=nsa2023>{{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]] | access-date=1 November 2024 | pages=33–34}}</ref>}}

==Economy and infrastructure==
In 2001, Outapi was the smallest town in Namibia, with a population of just over 2,600.<ref name="2001Census">{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news
| publisher = Electoral Commission of Namibia
| title = Presidential and National Assembly Elections 2009
| work = Supplement to several Namibian newspapers
| date = November 2009}}</ref> There are two open markets, one at the [[Ombalantu baobab tree]] and one at [[Onhimbu]]. There is also a tourist lodge.

==Culture and tourism==
Within the former [[South African Army]] base is the famous ''Omukwa'' [[Ombalantu baobab tree]], a [[Adansonia|baobab]] 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.<ref>{{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
}}</ref>

The town hosts the annual [[Olufuko festival|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.<ref>{{Cite news | title=Know Your Local Authority | publisher=Institute for Public Policy Research | newspaper=Election Watch | year = 2015 | issue=3 | page=4}}</ref> Omusati Region, to which Outapi belongs, is a stronghold of Namibia's ruling [[SWAPO]] party. For the [[Namibian local and regional elections, 2015|2015 local authority election]] no opposition party nominated a candidate, and SWAPO won all seven seats uncontested.<ref>{{cite web | title=Local elections results | publisher=[[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 }}</ref>

SWAPO also won the [[2020 Namibian local and regional elections|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.<ref>{{Cite web | title=2020 Local Authority Elections Results and Allocation of Seats | page=13 | date=29 November 2020 | publisher=[[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}}</ref> Selma Asino {{As of|2023|alt=is}} mayor of Outapi.<ref name=reelected>{{Cite news | title=Northern re-elected mayors promise quality service delivery | last=Vatleni | first=Eino | newspaper=[[The Namibian]] | date=27 November 2023 | url=https://www.namibian.com.na/northern-re-elected-mayors-promise-quality-service-delivery}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Towns in Namibia]]
[[Category:Populated places in the Omusati Region]]

Outapi - Revision history

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