Buyende District

by February 13, 2025

The access rates in Buyende vary from 31 % in Kidera Sub-County to 54 % in Buyende TC Sub-County. Buyende has 644 domestic water points which serve a total of 183,468 people – 164,988 in rural areas. 27 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned. Buyende has 1 piped schemes.

Access

38%

Rural Functionality

96%

Equity

113

Management

98%

Gender

95%

Population Density (people/km2) and Population

50 250 1,000 2,000
  100 500 1,500  
BGY Bugaya 399
Bugaya
Population 399
BYN Buyende 456
Buyende
Population 456
KDR Kidera 388
Kidera
Population 388
KGL Kagulu 377
Kagulu
Population 377
BTC Buyende TC 186
Buyende TC
Population 186
NKN Nkondo 288
Nkondo
Population 288

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 38 %
Rural Access 37 %
Urban Access 54 %

BGY Bugaya 42 %
Bugaya
Population Served 52,236
BTC Buyende TC 54 %
Buyende TC
Population Served 18,480
BYN Buyende 31 %
Buyende
Population Served 20,112
KDR Kidera 31 %
Kidera
Population Served 30,042
KGL Kagulu 37 %
Kagulu
Population Served 42,150
NKN Nkondo 46 %
Nkondo
Population Served 20,448

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 38 %
Rural Access 37 %
Urban Access 54 %

BGY Bugaya 42 %
Bugaya
Population Served 52,236
BTC Buyende TC 54 %
Buyende TC
Population Served 18,480
BYN Buyende 31 %
Buyende
Population Served 20,112
KDR Kidera 31 %
Kidera
Population Served 30,042
KGL Kagulu 37 %
Kagulu
Population Served 42,150
NKN Nkondo 46 %
Nkondo
Population Served 20,448

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 96 %
Urban Functionality 96 %

BGY Bugaya 97 %
Bugaya
Functional Sources 175
BTC Buyende TC 96 %
Buyende TC
Functional Sources 64
BYN Buyende 97 %
Buyende
Functional Sources 67
KDR Kidera 94 %
Kidera
Functional Sources 103
KGL Kagulu 96 %
Kagulu
Functional Sources 137
NKN Nkondo 93 %
Nkondo
Functional Sources 71

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 NkondoRural44,77520,44846%93%-75%------68-683581-1213------No
 2 KaguluRural113,85242,15037%96%-100%------1326138---1-1---5-5---No
 3 BuyendeRural64,19020,11231%97%-100%------652672-2---1-1------No
 4 KideraRural97,73930,04231%94%-----2-291596617----114-4---No
 5 BugayaRural124,94752,23642%97%-----7-71643167426----44------No
 6 Buyende TCUrban34,34118,48054%-96%100%------583615-5---2-21-14--No
Total 479,844183,468389696540009095781959720828202561110010400No
District 479,844183,468389696540009095781959720828202561110010400No

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