Serere District

by April 28, 2024

The access rates in Serere vary from 61 % in Kadungulu Sub-County to 95 % in Bugondo Sub-County. Serere has 1,101 domestic water points which serve a total of 308,798 people – 275,021 in rural areas. 98 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned. Serere has 2 piped schemes.

Access

76%

Rural Functionality

93%

Equity

48

Management

64%

Gender

97%

Population Density (people/km2) and Population

50 250 1,000 2,000
  100 500 1,500  
KTC Kasilo TC 470
Kasilo TC
Population 470
KDT Kidetok TC Unknown
Kidetok TC
Population 0
KYR Kyere 336
Kyere
Population 336
KTT Kateta 303
Kateta
Population 303
KDT Kadungulu TC Unknown
Kadungulu TC
Population 0
OLO Olio 270
Olio
Population 270
PNG Pingire 192
Pingire
Population 192
KDN Kadungulu 225
Kadungulu
Population 225
LBR Labori 240
Labori
Population 240
ATR Atiira 259
Atiira
Population 259
BGN Bugondo 227
Bugondo
Population 227
STC Serere TC 523
Serere TC
Population 523

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 76 %
Rural Access 76 %
Urban Access 84 %

ATR Atiira 84 %
Atiira
Population Served 24,300
BGN Bugondo 95 %
Bugondo
Population Served 47,617
KDN Kadungulu 61 %
Kadungulu
Population Served 20,271
KDT Kidetok TC 95 %
Kidetok TC
Population Served 9,403
KDT Kadungulu TC 62 %
Kadungulu TC
Population Served 8,100
KTC Kasilo TC 95 %
Kasilo TC
Population Served 4,702
KTT Kateta 72 %
Kateta
Population Served 55,030
KYR Kyere 63 %
Kyere
Population Served 42,336
LBR Labori 70 %
Labori
Population Served 19,818
OLO Olio 87 %
Olio
Population Served 34,842
PNG Pingire 79 %
Pingire
Population Served 30,806
STC Serere TC 95 %
Serere TC
Population Served 11,573

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 76 %
Rural Access 76 %
Urban Access 84 %

ATR Atiira 84 %
Atiira
Population Served 24,300
BGN Bugondo 95 %
Bugondo
Population Served 47,617
KDN Kadungulu 61 %
Kadungulu
Population Served 20,271
KDT Kidetok TC 95 %
Kidetok TC
Population Served 9,403
KDT Kadungulu TC 62 %
Kadungulu TC
Population Served 8,100
KTC Kasilo TC 95 %
Kasilo TC
Population Served 4,702
KTT Kateta 72 %
Kateta
Population Served 55,030
KYR Kyere 63 %
Kyere
Population Served 42,336
LBR Labori 70 %
Labori
Population Served 19,818
OLO Olio 87 %
Olio
Population Served 34,842
PNG Pingire 79 %
Pingire
Population Served 30,806
STC Serere TC 95 %
Serere TC
Population Served 11,573

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 93 %
Urban Functionality 78 %

ATR Atiira 89 %
Atiira
Functional Sources 73
BGN Bugondo 95 %
Bugondo
Functional Sources 181
KDN Kadungulu 90 %
Kadungulu
Functional Sources 65
KDT Kidetok TC 73 %
Kidetok TC
Functional Sources 30
KDT Kadungulu TC 89 %
Kadungulu TC
Functional Sources 24
KTC Kasilo TC 79 %
Kasilo TC
Functional Sources 15
KTT Kateta 92 %
Kateta
Functional Sources 168
KYR Kyere 92 %
Kyere
Functional Sources 140
LBR Labori 88 %
Labori
Functional Sources 61
OLO Olio 100 %
Olio
Functional Sources 112
PNG Pingire 92 %
Pingire
Functional Sources 96
STC Serere TC 76 %
Serere TC
Functional Sources 38

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
KASILO                               
 1 Kidetok TCUrban9,8989,40395%-73%100%235415235281231-1------21-12No
 2 BugondoRural50,12347,61795%95%-100%2-244-44123913212-121-1------8-4No
 3 PingireRural38,95630,80679%92%--1-145449494531-1------------No
 4 LaboriRural28,17019,81870%88%-----2332637340123------------No
 5 Kasilo TCUrban4,9494,70295%-79%-2-24267291-1------1-15128No
Total 132,096112,345859375100731012010130239232621642020200010180224No
SERERE                               
 1 AtiiraRural28,80524,30084%89%--3-31111259867---------------No
 2 Serere TCUrban12,18211,57395%-76%-3-354930838------------165815No
 3 OlioRural39,97134,84287%100%--1-120-2090-901-1---------141616No
 4 KadunguluRural33,37320,27161%90%-----2122340444314------1-1---No
 5 KyereRural67,63442,33663%92%--132152773495297516------------No
 6 KatetaRural76,77055,03072%92%--3-34210521235128------------8154No
 7 Kadungulu TCUrban13,0708,10062%-89%----22422123---------------No
Total 271,805196,453729381023225128261544592848792110000001013871935No
District 403,901308,798769378100305352483628469851749256312020002024672159No

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
Groundwater based/Not GFS21010000010
Groundwater based/Unknown44002200040
Unknown/Not GFS32000000000
Total97010200050

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