Mbarara District

by May 15, 2025

The access rates in Mbarara vary from 58 % in Kashare Sub-County to 95 % in Bukiro Sub-County. Mbarara has 2,723 domestic water points which serve a total of 209,051 people – 136,499 in rural areas. 111 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned. Mbarara has 8 piped schemes.

Access

49^%

Rural Functionality

96^%

Equity

14

Management

99^%

Gender

100^%

Population Density (people/km²) and Population

50		250		1,000		2,000

	100		500		1,500

NYK Nyakayojo Div 309

KDV Kakiika DIV 215

RWN Rwanyamahembe 258

BBR Bubaare 142

BKR Bukiro 291

KGN Kagongi 334

KSH Kashare 271

RBY Rubaya 148

RBN Rubindi 376

KKB Kakoba DIV 5,908

KMK Kamukuzi DIV 2,706

NDV Nyamitanga DIV 1,563

BDV Biharwe 241

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 73 %

Urban Access 30 %

BBR Bubaare 70 %

BDV Biharwe NWSC

BKR Bukiro 95 %

KDV Kakiika DIV NWSC

KGN Kagongi 88 %

KKB Kakoba DIV NWSC

KMK Kamukuzi DIV NWSC

KSH Kashare 58 %

NDV Nyamitanga DIV NWSC

NYK Nyakayojo Div NWSC

RBN Rubindi 84 %

RBY Rubaya 65 %

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 73 %

Urban Access 30 %

BBR Bubaare 70 %

BDV Biharwe NWSC

BKR Bukiro 95 %

KDV Kakiika DIV NWSC

KGN Kagongi 88 %

KKB Kakoba DIV NWSC

KMK Kamukuzi DIV NWSC

KSH Kashare 58 %

NDV Nyamitanga DIV NWSC

NYK Nyakayojo Div NWSC

RBN Rubindi 84 %

RBY Rubaya 65 %

RWN Rwanyamahembe 64 %

Functionality of Point Water Sources

60 %		80 %

	70 %		90 %

Rural Functionality 96 %

Urban Functionality 95 %

BBR Bubaare 97 %

BDV Biharwe NWSC

BKR Bukiro 90 %

KDV Kakiika DIV NWSC

KGN Kagongi 98 %

KKB Kakoba DIV NWSC

KMK Kamukuzi DIV NWSC

KSH Kashare 98 %

NDV Nyamitanga DIV NWSC

NYK Nyakayojo Div NWSC

RBN Rubindi 95 %

RBY Rubaya 98 %

RWN Rwanyamahembe 98 %

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	18,103	17,198	95%	90%	-	-	14	9	23	6	2	8	7	3	10	159	2	161	-	-	-	-	-	-	57	12	69	-	-	-	No
2 Rubaya	Rural	22,688	14,667	65%	98%	-	100%	-	-	-	3	-	3	30	5	35	254	-	254	3	-	3	-	-	-	15	-	15	-	-	-	No
3 Kashare	Rural	28,448	16,542	58%	98%	-	86%	-	-	-	1	2	3	42	2	44	260	-	260	4	1	5	2	-	2	7	2	9	-	-	-	No
4 Kagongi	Rural	25,744	22,577	88%	98%	-	100%	41	2	43	6	-	6	5	1	6	82	-	82	1	-	1	-	-	-	65	2	67	8	-	-	No
5 Rwanyamahembe	Rural	33,385	21,229	64%	98%	-	100%	16	1	17	9	1	10	28	2	30	213	-	213	2	-	2	-	-	-	32	1	33	-	-	-	No
6 Bubaare	Rural	27,978	19,530	70%	97%	-	100%	3	-	3	25	3	28	30	-	30	245	5	250	2	-	2	3	-	3	3	-	3	-	-	-	No
7 Biharwe	Urban	27,272	NWSC	NWSC	-	97%	-	1	-	1	1	-	1	6	4	10	190	3	193	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Yes
8 Rubindi	Rural	29,624	24,756	84%	95%	-	100%	36	12	48	6	1	7	9	2	11	197	2	199	2	-	2	-	-	-	60	-	60	-	-	-	No
Total		213,242	140,821	66	96	97	95	111	24	135	57	9	66	157	19	176	1,600	12	1,612	14	1	15	5	0	5	239	17	256	8	0	0	No
MBARARA M.C
1 Kakiika DIV	Urban	26,920	NWSC	NWSC	-	85%	60%	-	-	-	6	1	7	5	10	15	65	3	68	3	2	5	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	Yes
2 Nyakayojo Div	Urban	47,492	NWSC	NWSC	-	96%	-	30	-	30	8	-	8	11	6	17	261	3	264	-	-	-	-	-	-	61	7	68	-	-	-	Yes
3 Nyamitanga DIV	Urban	28,801	NWSC	NWSC	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Yes
4 Kakoba DIV	Urban	69,357	NWSC	NWSC	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Yes
5 Kamukuzi DIV	Urban	43,377	NWSC	NWSC	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Yes
Total		215,947	68,230	32	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		429,189	209,051	49	96	95	88	141	24	165	71	10	81	173	35	208	1,926	18	1,944	17	3	20	5	0	5	301	24	325	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%

96%

14

99%

100%

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^%

96^%

99^%

100^%

Population Density (people/km²) and Population