Buyende District

by September 29, 2023

The access rates in Buyende vary from 28 % in Buyende Sub-County to 52 % in Buyende TC Sub-County. Buyende has 604 domestic water points which serve a total of 171,468 people – 154,488 in rural areas. 45 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned. Buyende has 1 piped schemes.

Access

37%

Rural Functionality

92%

Equity

134

Management

95%

Gender

89%

Population Density (people/km2) and Population

50 250 1,000 2,000
  100 500 1,500  
BGY Bugaya 383
Bugaya
Population 383
BYN Buyende 438
Buyende
Population 438
NKN Nkondo 276
Nkondo
Population 276
KDR Kidera 373
Kidera
Population 373
KGL Kagulu 362
Kagulu
Population 362
BTC Buyende TC 179
Buyende TC
Population 179

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 37 %
Rural Access 36 %
Urban Access 52 %

BGY Bugaya 41 %
Bugaya
Population Served 49,536
BTC Buyende TC 52 %
Buyende TC
Population Served 16,980
BYN Buyende 28 %
Buyende
Population Served 17,112
KDR Kidera 30 %
Kidera
Population Served 27,942
KGL Kagulu 37 %
Kagulu
Population Served 40,650
NKN Nkondo 45 %
Nkondo
Population Served 19,248

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 37 %
Rural Access 36 %
Urban Access 52 %

BGY Bugaya 41 %
Bugaya
Population Served 49,536
BTC Buyende TC 52 %
Buyende TC
Population Served 16,980
BYN Buyende 28 %
Buyende
Population Served 17,112
KDR Kidera 30 %
Kidera
Population Served 27,942
KGL Kagulu 37 %
Kagulu
Population Served 40,650
NKN Nkondo 45 %
Nkondo
Population Served 19,248

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 92 %
Urban Functionality 95 %

BGY Bugaya 94 %
Bugaya
Functional Sources 145
BTC Buyende TC 95 %
Buyende TC
Functional Sources 52
BYN Buyende 96 %
Buyende
Functional Sources 50
KDR Kidera 90 %
Kidera
Functional Sources 82
KGL Kagulu 95 %
Kagulu
Functional Sources 117
NKN Nkondo 77 %
Nkondo
Functional Sources 49

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
BUDIOPE                               
 1 KideraRural93,80727,94230%91%-100%------73780527---1-14-4---No
 2 NkondoRural42,97419,24845%78%-100%------4313566281-13-3------No
 3 BugayaRural119,92149,53641%95%-----51613481426-6----44------No
 4 KaguluRural109,27240,65037%96%-100%------1126118---1-1---5-5---No
 5 Buyende TCUrban32,95916,98052%-95%100%------463495-5---2-21-14--No
 6 BuyendeRural61,60817,11228%97%-100%------482502-2---1-1------No
Total 460,541171,468379295690008195174055724428202741110010400No
District 460,541171,468379295690008195174055724428202741110010400No

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/Unknown11000100001
Unknown/Not GFS22000001000
Total33000101001

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