Namayingo District

by March 18, 2024

The access rates in Namayingo vary from 30 % in Bukana Sub-County to 95 % in Buyinja Sub-County. Namayingo has 725 domestic water points which serve a total of 173,323 people – 160,475 in rural areas. 108 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned. Namayingo has 1 piped schemes.

Access

62%

Rural Functionality

87%

Equity

232

Management

96%

Gender

91%

Population Density (people/km2) and Population

50 250 1,000 2,000
  100 500 1,500  
BGN Bukana 1,542
Bukana
Population 1,542
LLW Lolwe 589
Lolwe
Population 589
MTM Mutumba 547
Mutumba
Population 547
BYN Buyinja 470
Buyinja
Population 470
BSW Buswale 370
Buswale
Population 370
BND Banda 558
Banda
Population 558
SIS Sigulu Islands 388
Sigulu Islands
Population 388
BHM Buhemba 555
Buhemba
Population 555
NTC Namayingo TC 787
Namayingo TC
Population 787

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 62 %
Rural Access 62 %
Urban Access 63 %

BGN Bukana 30 %
Bukana
Population Served 3,300
BHM Buhemba 69 %
Buhemba
Population Served 24,507
BND Banda 44 %
Banda
Population Served 24,364
BSW Buswale 94 %
Buswale
Population Served 32,330
BYN Buyinja 95 %
Buyinja
Population Served 27,464
LLW Lolwe 31 %
Lolwe
Population Served 4,800
MTM Mutumba 57 %
Mutumba
Population Served 31,187
NTC Namayingo TC 63 %
Namayingo TC
Population Served 12,848
SIS Sigulu Islands 59 %
Sigulu Islands
Population Served 12,524

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 62 %
Rural Access 62 %
Urban Access 63 %

BGN Bukana 30 %
Bukana
Population Served 3,300
BHM Buhemba 69 %
Buhemba
Population Served 24,507
BND Banda 44 %
Banda
Population Served 24,364
BSW Buswale 94 %
Buswale
Population Served 32,330
BYN Buyinja 95 %
Buyinja
Population Served 27,464
LLW Lolwe 31 %
Lolwe
Population Served 4,800
MTM Mutumba 57 %
Mutumba
Population Served 31,187
NTC Namayingo TC 63 %
Namayingo TC
Population Served 12,848
SIS Sigulu Islands 59 %
Sigulu Islands
Population Served 12,524

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 64 %
Bukana
Functional Sources 7
BHM Buhemba 96 %
Buhemba
Functional Sources 134
BND Banda 87 %
Banda
Functional Sources 92
BSW Buswale 95 %
Buswale
Functional Sources 114
BYN Buyinja 94 %
Buyinja
Functional Sources 105
LLW Lolwe 63 %
Lolwe
Functional Sources 10
MTM Mutumba 78 %
Mutumba
Functional Sources 94
NTC Namayingo TC 65 %
Namayingo TC
Functional Sources 35
SIS Sigulu Islands 55 %
Sigulu Islands
Functional Sources 26

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 BandaRural55,84124,36444%87%-100%5-5339422853321-21---3-35-5137-5No
 2 BukanaRural11,1193,30030%64%-----213538---------------No
 3 Sigulu IslandsRural21,24912,52459%55%---441715327-7224---------20-2No
 4 BuhembaRural35,58024,50769%96%-100%9-98-85445845146---1-118-1810-1No
 5 BuyinjaRural28,90927,46495%94%-----91108448812214------------No
 6 Namayingo TCUrban20,26112,84863%-65%-257681423124459------------No
 7 MutumbaRural54,60631,18757%78%--1-117102762147614216------------No
 8 LolweRural15,6904,80031%63%-----10616---------------25--No
 9 BuswaleRural34,46832,33094%95%--2112210111784825-5------------No
Total 277,723173,3236287651003810481125116334135376103121150004042302319208No
District 277,723173,3236287651003810481125116334135376103121150004042302319208No

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