Omusati (the Oshindonga word for Mopane, the dominant tree in the area) is one of the fourteen regions of Namibia, its capital is Outapi.

[5] The region is home to the Ruacana Falls, among the largest waterfalls in Africa, and the Omugulugwombashe heritage site, where the Namibian struggle for independence started in 1966.

The northern part of Omusati is far more densely populated than the south, where the grazing is of poor quality and the water is generally saline.

Water from this canal has been used to irrigate a large, government-run farm at Etunda where crops from maize to watermelon to bananas are grown.

Although passenger and freight transport along this route is easy, the rest of this road network, in common with all the communal areas of northern Namibia, is of poor quality.

[14] The 2015 local and regional elections saw SWAPO obtain 99.4% of the total votes (2010: 99.0)[5] and win uncontested eight of the twelve Omusati constituencies, and two of the five towns.