Mbarara District

by September 29, 2023

The access rates in Mbarara vary from 54 % in Kashare Sub-County to 95 % in Bukiro Sub-County. Mbarara has 2,675 domestic water points which serve a total of 203,090 people – 130,538 in rural areas. 161 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned. Mbarara has 8 piped schemes.

Access

49^%

Rural Functionality

94^%

Equity

13

Management

98^%

Gender

98^%

Population Density (people/km²) and Population

50		250		1,000		2,000

	100		500		1,500

NYK Nyakayojo Div 300

KDV Kakiika DIV 208

BBR Bubaare 138

BKR Bukiro 282

KGN Kagongi 324

KSH Kashare 263

RBY Rubaya 144

RBN Rubindi 365

KKB Kakoba DIV 5,733

KMK Kamukuzi DIV 2,626

NDV Nyamitanga DIV 1,517

BDV Biharwe 233

RWN Rwanyamahembe 250

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 49 %

Rural Access 72 %

Urban Access 31 %

BBR Bubaare 68 %

BDV Biharwe NWSC

BKR Bukiro 95 %

KDV Kakiika DIV NWSC

KGN Kagongi 87 %

KKB Kakoba DIV NWSC

KMK Kamukuzi DIV NWSC

KSH Kashare 54 %

NDV Nyamitanga DIV NWSC

NYK Nyakayojo Div NWSC

RBN Rubindi 85 %

RBY Rubaya 63 %

RWN Rwanyamahembe 64 %

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 49 %

Rural Access 72 %

Urban Access 31 %

BBR Bubaare 68 %

BDV Biharwe NWSC

BKR Bukiro 95 %

KDV Kakiika DIV NWSC

KGN Kagongi 87 %

KKB Kakoba DIV NWSC

KMK Kamukuzi DIV NWSC

KSH Kashare 54 %

NDV Nyamitanga DIV NWSC

NYK Nyakayojo Div NWSC

RBN Rubindi 85 %

RBY Rubaya 63 %

RWN Rwanyamahembe 64 %

Functionality of Point Water Sources

60 %		80 %

	70 %		90 %

Rural Functionality 94 %

Urban Functionality 95 %

BBR Bubaare 96 %

BDV Biharwe NWSC

BKR Bukiro 87 %

KDV Kakiika DIV NWSC

KGN Kagongi 79 %

KKB Kakoba DIV NWSC

KMK Kamukuzi DIV NWSC

KSH Kashare 96 %

NDV Nyamitanga DIV NWSC

NYK Nyakayojo Div NWSC

RBN Rubindi 93 %

RBY Rubaya 99 %

RWN Rwanyamahembe 100 %

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-County	Urban/ Rural	Population	Population Served	Access	Functionality			Point Water Sources																					Piped Water Systems
					Functionality			Protected springs			Shallow wells			Deep boreholes			Rainwater harvesting tanks			Dams			Valley tanks			PSP/Kiosk, Tap stands			YT	HH	IC	NWSC
					R	U	WfP	F	NF	Tot	F	NF	Tot	F	NF	Tot	F	NF	Tot	F	NF	Tot	F	NF	Tot	F	NF	Tot	YT	HH	IC	NWSC
KASHARI
1 Bukiro	Rural	17,566	16,688	95%	88%	-	-	12	9	21	5	3	8	3	1	4	160	1	161	-	-	-	-	-	-	29	16	45	-	-	-	No
2 Rubaya	Rural	22,015	13,767	63%	99%	-	100%	-	-	-	3	-	3	20	2	22	254	-	254	3	-	3	-	-	-	11	-	11	-	-	-	No
3 Rubindi	Rural	28,745	24,456	85%	93%	-	100%	42	6	48	6	1	7	5	3	8	197	2	199	2	-	2	-	-	-	50	10	60	-	-	-	No
4 Kashare	Rural	27,604	15,042	54%	96%	-	100%	-	-	-	-	3	3	22	5	27	260	-	260	5	-	5	2	-	2	-	4	4	-	-	-	No
5 Kagongi	Rural	24,981	21,627	87%	79%	-	100%	30	12	42	1	4	5	2	1	3	80	2	82	1	-	1	-	-	-	26	17	43	-	-	-	No
6 Rwanyamahembe	Rural	32,395	20,629	64%	100%	-	100%	17	-	17	10	-	10	24	-	24	213	-	213	2	-	2	-	-	-	33	-	33	-	-	-	No
7 Bubaare	Rural	27,148	18,330	68%	96%	-	80%	3	-	3	19	7	26	23	1	24	245	5	250	2	-	2	2	1	3	1	-	1	-	-	-	No
8 Biharwe	Urban	26,464	NWSC	NWSC	-	97%	-	1	-	1	1	-	1	6	4	10	190	3	193	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Yes
Total		206,918	134,860	65	94	97	95	100	33	133	47	17	64	144	19	163	1,601	11	1,612	15	0	15	4	1	5	174	51	225	8	0	0	No
MBARARA M.C
1 Nyakayojo Div	Urban	46,083	NWSC	NWSC	-	96%	-	30	-	30	8	-	8	11	6	17	261	3	264	-	-	-	-	-	-	61	7	68	-	-	-	Yes
2 Kakiika DIV	Urban	26,122	NWSC	NWSC	-	85%	60%	-	-	-	6	1	7	5	10	15	65	3	68	3	2	5	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	Yes
3 Nyamitanga DIV	Urban	27,947	NWSC	NWSC	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Yes
4 Kakoba DIV	Urban	67,300	NWSC	NWSC	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Yes
5 Kamukuzi DIV	Urban	42,091	NWSC	NWSC	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Yes
Total		209,543	68,230	33	0	94	60	30	0	30	14	1	15	16	16	32	326	6	332	3	2	5	0	0	0	62	7	69	0	0	0	No
District		416,461	203,090	49	94	95	88	130	33	163	61	18	79	160	35	195	1,927	17	1,944	18	2	20	4	1	5	236	58	294	8	0	0	No

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

Piped Water Supply Systems

Type of Scheme/GFS	Number of Schemes	Functionality of System			Type of Management					WB in place
Type of Scheme/GFS	Number of Schemes	Functional	Non-Functional	Partially Functional	Private Operator	WSC	Private/Individual	NWSC	Other	Yes	No
Unknown/Not GFS	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
Surface Water Based/GFS	18	12	0	6	0	2	0	1	0	0	0
Surface Water Based/Not GFS	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Total	27	13	0	6	0	2	0	4	0	0	0

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

49%

94%

13

98%

98%

Population Density (people/km2) and Population

Access to Safe Water

Access to Safe Water

Functionality of Point Water Sources

People served per technology

Reasons for non-functionality

Type of Management

Source of Funding

District Water Supply Summary

Piped Water Supply Systems

49^%

94^%

98^%

98^%

Population Density (people/km²) and Population