Issue 1: 2018 Economy Profile for Outapi July 2018 Outapi (Capital City of Omusati Region) Contributors Martin Mwinga : Team Leader Milner Siboleka : Manager Research Clarinda Kavezuva : Statistician Contents page LIST OF FIGUES ................................................................................................................ 1 LIST OF TABLES ................................................................................................................ 2 Acronyms ........................................................................................................................... 2 SECTION ONE: DEMOGRAPHIC, SOCIAL AND GEOGRAPHIC SITUATION ........................ 5 1. INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................... 5 2. POPULATION DEMOGRAPHICS ............................................................................... 6 2.1. Population Trends ............................................................................................... 6 2.1.1. Outapi population trend ................................................................................... 6 2.1.2. Comparison ........................................................................................................ 7 2.2. Trend of population growth ....................................................................................... 8 2.3. Population Age distribution ....................................................................................... 8 3. GEOGRAPHIC AREA .............................................................................................. 10 3.1. Land size.......................................................................................................... 10 3.2. Population density ............................................................................................ 11 4. UNEMPLOYMENT LEVELS ..................................................................................... 11 4.1. Labour force population in Outapi ...................................................................... 11 4.2. Employment level ............................................................................................. 12 4.3. Unemployment situation ................................................................................... 12 SECTION TWO: ECONOMIC ANALYSIS BY SECTORS ...................................................... 13 5. PRIMARY SECTOR ACTIVITIES .............................................................................. 13 5.1. Agriculture Activities ......................................................................................... 13 5.1.1. Crop farming activities ................................................................................... 14 5.1.2. Vegetables farming activities ......................................................................... 14 5.1.3. Etunda Irrigation farm ................................................................................... 14 5.1.4. Livestock farming activities ............................................................................ 15 5.1.5. Cattle Breeding Centers ................................................................................. 16 5.1.6. Wildlife animals farming ................................................................................ 16 5.1.7. Fish farming and fish feed production ............................................................ 16 5.1.8. Rainfall & Temperature patterns .................................................................... 17 5.1.9. Soil types ...................................................................................................... 18 5.2. Mining and Quarrying Activities ........................................................................ 19 5.2.1. Mineral Mining activities ................................................................................ 19 5.2.2. Quarrying activities ....................................................................................... 20 6. INDUSRY SECTOR ACTIVITIES .............................................................................. 20 6.1. Manufacturing and Processing Activities ............................................................ 20 6.2. Electricity Supply .............................................................................................. 20 6.2.1. Outapi’s role in the national power supply ..................................................... 20 6.2.2. Access to Electricity ....................................................................................... 21 6.2.3. Electricity Usage ............................................................................................ 21 6.2.4. The cost of Electricity ..................................................................................... 22 6.2.5. Simulation of electricity cost burden on households ........................................ 23 6.3. Water Supply .................................................................................................... 23 6.3.1. Access to tap water ....................................................................................... 23 6.3.2. Price of Water ................................................................................................ 24 6.4. Construction Activities ...................................................................................... 24 6.4.1. List of major Government expenditure projects in Outapi................................. 24 6.4.2. Other projects ................................................................................................... 25 7. SERVICES SECTOR ACTIVITIES ............................................................................ 25 7.1. Educational Services ......................................................................................... 25 7.1.1. Access to primary and Secondary Ecucation .................................................. 25 7.1.2. Access to Tertiary education ............................................................................. 25 7.1.3. Literacy rate ..................................................................................................... 26 7.2. Health Services ................................................................................................. 26 7.2.1. National situation .......................................................................................... 26 7.2.2. Situation in Outapi ......................................................................................... 27 7.3. Security Services .............................................................................................. 27 7.4. Government Administrative Services ................................................................. 27 7.5. Financial Services ............................................................................................. 28 7.5.1. Banking services ........................................................................................... 28 7.5.2. Non-Banking services .................................................................................... 28 7.6. Tourism and Hospitality Services ...................................................................... 29 7.7. Transport Services ............................................................................................ 29 7.8.1. Travelling services ............................................................................................ 29 7.8.2. Road Network .................................................................................................. 29 7.8.2. Rail infrastructure ............................................................................................ 32 7.8.3. Harbours .......................................................................................................... 32 7.8.4. Air network ...................................................................................................... 32 7.8. Information and Communication Services .......................................................... 32 7.8.1. Radio and television access and infrastructures ............................................. 33 7.8.2. Telecommunication access and infrastructures ............................................... 33 SECTION 3: HUMAN DEVELOPMENT .............................................................................. 34 8. SOURCES OF INCOME .......................................................................................... 34 9. HOUSING SITUATION .................................................................................................. 34 9.1. Housing delivery .................................................................................................... 34 SECTION 4: NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS ................................................... 37 10. INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT .......................................................................... 37 10.1. Government expenditure by region .................................................................... 37 10.2. Top programs of National Government expenditure ............................................ 38 10.3. List of major Government expenditure projects ................................................... 38 CONCLUSION .................................................................................................................. 39 LIST OF FIGUES Figure 1: Population trend over time .................................................................................