Outapi is the Capital and Administrative Centre of Omusati Region and which is the third largest region in Namibia. The population of Outapi, as per 2011 population and housing census stands at 6 600, while for the whole region stands at 242 900. As the above demographic information suggests, Outapi town serves the whole region in the sense that it is where the entire population from all villages in the Omusati region sources most of their goods (be it household or industrial goods). Hospitals and schools are the major attraction of the formal workforce, supplemented by a number of Ministries and Departments that got established in the town through decentralisation programs/initiative.