About Us
Omusati Region is situated in the northern part of the Republic of Namibia. The word ‘omusati’ is an Oshiwambo word which means a mopani tree. It shares borders with the Republic of Angola in the north, Ohangwena Region in the north-east, Oshana Region in the east and Kunene Region in the south-west. There are many unspoiled beautiful sceneries, while different species of trees and animals continue to attract tourists and visitors to the Region. The Region consists of twelve (12) Constituencies, namely Anamulenge, Elim, Etayi, Ogongo, Okahao, Okalongo, Onesi, Oshikuku, Outapi, Ruacana, Tsandi and Otamanzi, three (3) Settlements i.e. Okalongo, Onesi and Ogongo and five (5) Local Authorities namely Outapi, Ruacana, Okahao, Oshikuku and Tsandi Village Council. Outapi Town is the Administrative Seat and Capital of the Region.
Size of the Region
The Region has a total land surface area of 26 551 km2 and it is the 9th largest Region among 14 Regions, with the population density of 9.1 percent.
Population Demography
Omusati is the third populated Region with the population of 243 166 out of which 133 621 are females and 109 545 are males.
Its annual growth rate stands at 0.6 percent and about 90 percent of the population lives in rural areas, while only 5.7 percent of the people live in urban areas. There are 46 698 households in the Region with an average size of 5.2 persons per household.
Population density by area
Area Population Area in km2 Person per km2
Omusati 243,166 26604.8 9.1
Anamulenge 13,410 353.6 37.9
Elim 11,406 444.3 25.7
Etayi 35,101 644.2 54.5
Ogongo 19,546 806.8 24.2
Okahao 17,548 9910.5 1.8
Okalongo 30,609 656.9 46.6
Onesi 13,149 601.9 21.8
Oshikuku 9,093 277.2 32.8
Outapi 36,934 985.5 37.5
Ruacana 14,018 5377.0 2.8
Tsandi 28,018 2362.9 11.9
Otamanzi 13,495 4184.1 3.2
Landscape
The landscape of the Region is made up of mopane trees which is a dominant specie and spreads across the Region on shallow sand. The sandy parts of the Region bears abundant makalani palms ‘omilunga’, fig trees ‘omikwiyu’, baobab trees ‘omikwa’ and marula trees ‘omigongo’, especially in the eastern part.
Climate
It is a semi-arid and characterized by the high temperature ranging between 25-37 degrees Celsius. The average rainfall per year is about 350-500 mm between November to April. The Region falls under the very flat hydro-geological Cuvelai Basin dipping from some 1150 m above sea level (asl) in the north east to 1080 m asl in Etosha Pan. The rainfall decreases from 600 mm in the north east to 300 mm in the west.