Namayingo District

by September 29, 2023

The access rates in Namayingo vary from 27 % in Bukana Sub-County to 95 % in Buyinja Sub-County. Namayingo has 720 domestic water points which serve a total of 171,829 people – 158,982 in rural areas. 108 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned. Namayingo has 1 piped schemes.

Access

63%

Rural Functionality

87%

Equity

242

Management

96%

Gender

91%

Population Density (people/km2) and Population

50 250 1,000 2,000
  100 500 1,500  
BGN Bukana 1,525
Bukana
Population 1,525
LLW Lolwe 582
Lolwe
Population 582
MTM Mutumba 541
Mutumba
Population 541
BYN Buyinja 465
Buyinja
Population 465
BSW Buswale 366
Buswale
Population 366
BND Banda 552
Banda
Population 552
SIS Sigulu Islands 384
Sigulu Islands
Population 384
BHM Buhemba 549
Buhemba
Population 549
NTC Namayingo TC 779
Namayingo TC
Population 779

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 63 %
Rural Access 62 %
Urban Access 64 %

BGN Bukana 27 %
Bukana
Population Served 3,000
BHM Buhemba 68 %
Buhemba
Population Served 24,057
BND Banda 44 %
Banda
Population Served 24,214
BSW Buswale 95 %
Buswale
Population Served 32,330
BYN Buyinja 95 %
Buyinja
Population Served 27,170
LLW Lolwe 31 %
Lolwe
Population Served 4,800
MTM Mutumba 58 %
Mutumba
Population Served 31,187
NTC Namayingo TC 64 %
Namayingo TC
Population Served 12,848
SIS Sigulu Islands 58 %
Sigulu Islands
Population Served 12,224

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 63 %
Rural Access 62 %
Urban Access 64 %

BGN Bukana 27 %
Bukana
Population Served 3,000
BHM Buhemba 68 %
Buhemba
Population Served 24,057
BND Banda 44 %
Banda
Population Served 24,214
BSW Buswale 95 %
Buswale
Population Served 32,330
BYN Buyinja 95 %
Buyinja
Population Served 27,170
LLW Lolwe 31 %
Lolwe
Population Served 4,800
MTM Mutumba 58 %
Mutumba
Population Served 31,187
NTC Namayingo TC 64 %
Namayingo TC
Population Served 12,848
SIS Sigulu Islands 58 %
Sigulu Islands
Population Served 12,224

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 87 %
Urban Functionality 65 %

BGN Bukana 100 %
Bukana
Functional Sources 2
BHM Buhemba 84 %
Buhemba
Functional Sources 102
BND Banda 85 %
Banda
Functional Sources 82
BSW Buswale 68 %
Buswale
Functional Sources 63
BYN Buyinja 86 %
Buyinja
Functional Sources 89
LLW Lolwe 93 %
Lolwe
Functional Sources 14
MTM Mutumba 86 %
Mutumba
Functional Sources 87
NTC Namayingo TC 62 %
Namayingo TC
Functional Sources 29
SIS Sigulu Islands 64 %
Sigulu Islands
Functional Sources 27

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
BUKOOLI                                
 1 BandaRural55,24424,21444%87%-100%---339422452921-21---3-34-4137-5No
 2 BukanaRural11,0003,00027%60%-----1-11-1---------------No
 3 Sigulu IslandsRural21,02212,22458%54%--1342310331-1224---------20-2No
 4 BuhembaRural35,20024,05768%96%-100%12371843447361046------1521710-1No
 5 BuyinjaRural28,60027,17095%94%-----8210764805914------------No
 6 Namayingo TCUrban20,04412,84864%-65%-8-8681414216189------------No
 7 MutumbaRural54,02231,18758%78%-----225275275913215------------No
 8 LolweRural15,5224,80031%63%-----14115---------------25--No
 9 BuswaleRural34,10032,33095%95%--81422641048957123------------No
Total 274,754171,8296387651003810481125116333835373103121150004042102119208No
District 274,754171,8296387651003810481125116333835373103121150004042102119208No

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/Not GFS11000100010
Surface Water Based/Unknown55001220023
Total66000320033

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