Bundibugyo District

by March 30, 2025

The access rates in Bundibugyo vary from 15 % in Mabere Sub-County to 95 % in Kasitu Sub-County. Bundibugyo has 1,573 domestic water points which serve a total of 223,313 people – 171,770 in rural areas. 44 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned. Bundibugyo has 20 piped schemes.

Access

70%

Rural Functionality

97%

Equity

157

Management

90%

Gender

92%

Population Density (people/km2) and Population

50 250 1,000 2,000
  100 500 1,500  
MBY Mbatya Unknown
Mbatya
Population 0
NGT Ngite Unknown
Ngite
Population 0
SND Sindila 64
Sindila
Population 64
BDG Bundingoma Unknown
Bundingoma
Population 0
NTT Ntandi TC Unknown
Ntandi TC
Population 0
BRD Burondo Unknown
Burondo
Population 0
TKW Tokwe Unknown
Tokwe
Population 0
KGH Kagughu Unknown
Kagughu
Population 0
BTC Butamamitundu TC Unknown
Butamamitundu TC
Population 0
BGT Buganikire TC Unknown
Buganikire TC
Population 0
MRM Mirambi 726
Mirambi
Population 726
KRM Kirumya 693
Kirumya
Population 693
BKN Bukonzo 541
Bukonzo
Population 541
NTC Nyahuka TC 1,362
Nyahuka TC
Population 1,362
BST Busunga TC Unknown
Busunga TC
Population 0
KGT Kaghema TC Unknown
Kaghema TC
Population 0
MBR Mabere 261
Mabere
Population 261
NDG Ndugutu 201
Ndugutu
Population 201
HRG Harugale 191
Harugale
Population 191
BBK Bubukwanga 141
Bubukwanga
Population 141
BTC Bundibugyo TC 2,581
Bundibugyo TC
Population 2,581
BSR Busaru 588
Busaru
Population 588
NGM Ngamba 409
Ngamba
Population 409
NTT Ntotoro 709
Ntotoro
Population 709
KSB Kisuba 449
Kisuba
Population 449
KST Kasitu 19
Kasitu
Population 19
BBN Bubandi 657
Bubandi
Population 657

Population figures are projections to the above mentioned date based on UBOS census 2014 and district growth rates. Population density is calculated on land area only. Boundaries reflect the preliminary status only.

Access to Safe Water

20 % 60 %
  40 % 80 %
Total Access 70 %
Rural Access 70 %
Urban Access 71 %

BBK Bubukwanga 78 %
Bubukwanga
Population Served 11,586
BBN Bubandi 46 %
Bubandi
Population Served 6,900
BDG Bundingoma 80 %
Bundingoma
Population Served 4,762
BGT Buganikire TC 95 %
Buganikire TC
Population Served 2,670
BKN Bukonzo 95 %
Bukonzo
Population Served 13,468
BRD Burondo 95 %
Burondo
Population Served 6,850
BSR Busaru 95 %
Busaru
Population Served 18,550
BST Busunga TC 95 %
Busunga TC
Population Served 7,082
BTC Bundibugyo TC 83 %
Bundibugyo TC
Population Served 20,672
BTC Butamamitundu TC 95 %
Butamamitundu TC
Population Served 2,786
HRG Harugale 82 %
Harugale
Population Served 13,565
KGH Kagughu 57 %
Kagughu
Population Served 8,362
KGT Kaghema TC 19 %
Kaghema TC
Population Served 1,012
KRM Kirumya 59 %
Kirumya
Population Served 8,771
KSB Kisuba 46 %
Kisuba
Population Served 10,200
KST Kasitu 95 %
Kasitu
Population Served 3,367
MBR Mabere 15 %
Mabere
Population Served 712
MBY Mbatya 15 %
Mbatya
Population Served 800
MRM Mirambi 95 %
Mirambi
Population Served 13,816
NDG Ndugutu 68 %
Ndugutu
Population Served 8,118
NGM Ngamba 84 %
Ngamba
Population Served 11,586
NGT Ngite 40 %
Ngite
Population Served 2,453
NTC Nyahuka TC 57 %
Nyahuka TC
Population Served 12,509
NTT Ntotoro 75 %
Ntotoro
Population Served 10,406
NTT Ntandi TC 67 %
Ntandi TC
Population Served 4,812
SND Sindila 47 %
Sindila
Population Served 4,709
TKW Tokwe 82 %
Tokwe
Population Served 12,789

Access to safe water is the ratio of people served by a safe water point and piped water supply to the total population.
The calculation is based on an estimated number of people per water point type. Maximum access rate can be 95%.

Access to Safe Water

20 % 60 %
  40 % 80 %
Total Access 70 %
Rural Access 70 %
Urban Access 71 %

BBK Bubukwanga 78 %
Bubukwanga
Population Served 11,586
BBN Bubandi 46 %
Bubandi
Population Served 6,900
BDG Bundingoma 80 %
Bundingoma
Population Served 4,762
BGT Buganikire TC 95 %
Buganikire TC
Population Served 2,670
BKN Bukonzo 95 %
Bukonzo
Population Served 13,468
BRD Burondo 95 %
Burondo
Population Served 6,850
BSR Busaru 95 %
Busaru
Population Served 18,550
BST Busunga TC 95 %
Busunga TC
Population Served 7,082
BTC Bundibugyo TC 83 %
Bundibugyo TC
Population Served 20,672
BTC Butamamitundu TC 95 %
Butamamitundu TC
Population Served 2,786
HRG Harugale 82 %
Harugale
Population Served 13,565
KGH Kagughu 57 %
Kagughu
Population Served 8,362
KGT Kaghema TC 19 %
Kaghema TC
Population Served 1,012
KRM Kirumya 59 %
Kirumya
Population Served 8,771
KSB Kisuba 46 %
Kisuba
Population Served 10,200
KST Kasitu 95 %
Kasitu
Population Served 3,367
MBR Mabere 15 %
Mabere
Population Served 712
MBY Mbatya 15 %
Mbatya
Population Served 800
MRM Mirambi 95 %
Mirambi
Population Served 13,816
NDG Ndugutu 68 %
Ndugutu
Population Served 8,118
NGM Ngamba 84 %
Ngamba
Population Served 11,586
NGT Ngite 40 %
Ngite
Population Served 2,453
NTC Nyahuka TC 57 %
Nyahuka TC
Population Served 12,509
NTT Ntotoro 75 %
Ntotoro
Population Served 10,406
NTT Ntandi TC 67 %
Ntandi TC
Population Served 4,812
SND Sindila 47 %
Sindila
Population Served 4,709
TKW Tokwe 82 %
Tokwe
Population Served 12,789

Access to safe water is the ratio of people served by a safe water point and piped water supply to the total population.
The calculation is based on an estimated number of people per water point type. Maximum access rate can be 95%.

Functionality of Point Water Sources

60 % 80 %
70 % 90 %
Rural Functionality 97 %
Urban Functionality 97 %

BBK Bubukwanga 100 %
Bubukwanga
Functional Sources 80
BBN Bubandi 100 %
Bubandi
Functional Sources 42
BDG Bundingoma 89 %
Bundingoma
Functional Sources 25
BGT Buganikire TC 100 %
Buganikire TC
Functional Sources 49
BKN Bukonzo 100 %
Bukonzo
Functional Sources 108
BRD Burondo 100 %
Burondo
Functional Sources 54
BSR Busaru 92 %
Busaru
Functional Sources 108
BST Busunga TC 99 %
Busunga TC
Functional Sources 76
BTC Bundibugyo TC 98 %
Bundibugyo TC
Functional Sources 118
BTC Butamamitundu TC 100 %
Butamamitundu TC
Functional Sources 61
HRG Harugale 98 %
Harugale
Functional Sources 82
KGH Kagughu 87 %
Kagughu
Functional Sources 40
KGT Kaghema TC 100 %
Kaghema TC
Functional Sources 8
KRM Kirumya 100 %
Kirumya
Functional Sources 59
KSB Kisuba 98 %
Kisuba
Functional Sources 61
KST Kasitu 94 %
Kasitu
Functional Sources 34
MBR Mabere 100 %
Mabere
Functional Sources 5
MBY Mbatya 100 %
Mbatya
Functional Sources 4
MRM Mirambi 100 %
Mirambi
Functional Sources 91
NDG Ndugutu 98 %
Ndugutu
Functional Sources 48
NGM Ngamba 100 %
Ngamba
Functional Sources 77
NGT Ngite 100 %
Ngite
Functional Sources 16
NTC Nyahuka TC 91 %
Nyahuka TC
Functional Sources 72
NTT Ntotoro 97 %
Ntotoro
Functional Sources 61
NTT Ntandi TC 97 %
Ntandi TC
Functional Sources 32
SND Sindila 100 %
Sindila
Functional Sources 29
TKW Tokwe 92 %
Tokwe
Functional Sources 83

Functionality is the ratio of functional water sources to all water sources. Sources not operating for five or more years are assumed to be abandoned, and hence are not included in the calculation.

People served per technology

Reasons for non-functionality

Type of Management

Source of Funding

District Water Supply Summary

Sub-CountyUrban/
Rural
PopulationPopulation
Served
AccessFunctionalityPoint Water SourcesPiped Water Systems
Protected
springs
Shallow wellsDeep boreholesRainwater
harvesting tanks
DamsValley
tanks
PSP/Kiosk, Tap standsYTHHICNWSC
RUWfPFNFTotFNFTotFNFTotFNFTotFNFTotFNFTotFNFTot
BUGHENDERA                               
 1 HarugaleRural16,62113,56582%98%--26228------3-3------53-5317-3No
 2 MbatyaRural5,39280015%100%--4-4---------------------No
 3 Ntandi TCUrban7,2114,81267%-97%-3-3------112------28-28---No
 4 MabereRural4,85371215%100%--2-2---1-12-2------------No
 5 NgiteRural6,1472,45340%100%--4-4------1-1------11-11---No
 6 KasituRural3,5443,36795%94%--17-17---1-1112------1511630-5No
 7 BurondoRural7,2116,85095%100%--12-12---3-3---------39-3944-4No
 8 NgambaRural13,81011,58684%100%--18-18------6-6------53-5352-7No
 9 NtotoroRural13,81010,40675%97%--7-7---5-51-1------4825012-2No
 10 SindilaRural10,0214,70947%100%--13-13------2-2------14-14---No
 11 KagughuRural14,5438,36257%87%--28432---1-1112------1011147-10No
 12 NdugutuRural11,9778,11868%98%--27-27------4-4------1711832-7No
 13 BukonzoRural14,17713,46895%100%--31-31---2-212-12------63-6359-8No
 14 Butamamitundu TCUrban2,9332,78695%-100%-11-11------1-1------49-49---No
Total 132,25091,9947097990172617800011011233260000003495354234038No
BWAMBA                               
 1 BusaruRural19,55418,55095%92%--10111---3-3---------958103---No
 2 Nyahuka TCUrban21,99812,50957%-91%-151161-1---2-2------54660---No
 3 TokweRural15,52112,78982%92%--3-3---1-17-7------72779---No
 4 MirambiRural14,54313,81695%100%--27-27---------------64-64---No
 5 BubukwangaRural14,91011,58678%100%--6-6---1-16-6------67-67---No
 6 BubandiRural15,0326,90046%100%--9-9---1-1---------32-32---No
 7 KisubaRural22,24310,20046%98%--15-15----11---------46-46---No
 8 KirumyaRural14,7888,77159%100%--10-10---1-15-5------43-43---No
 9 BundingomaRural5,9884,76280%89%--8-81-12-22-2------12315---No
 10 Buganikire TCUrban2,8112,67095%-100%-3-3---------------46-46---No
 11 Bundibugyo TCUrban24,93120,67283%-98%-9-9---3-32-2------10421061455014No
 12 Busunga TCUrban7,4557,08295%-99%-13-13---10-1010-10------43144---No
 13 Kaghema TCUrban5,3921,01219%-100%-2-2------2-2------4-4---No
Total 185,166131,319719797016121632022412548048000000733277602045022No
District 317,416223,3137097970333834120235136713740000001,082321,1144385060No

F = Functional; NF = Non-Functional; Tot = Total; YT = Yard Tap; HH = Household Connections; IC = Institutional Connections

Piped Water Supply Systems

Type of Scheme/GFSNumber of
Schemes
Functionality of SystemType of ManagementWB in place
FunctionalNon-FunctionalPartially FunctionalPrivate OperatorWSCPrivate/IndividualNWSCOtherYesNo
Surface Water Based/GFS20601405000160
Groundwater based/GFS11000100000
Total21701406000160

GFS = Gravity Flow Scheme; WB = Water Board; WSC = Water Source Committee