Serere District

by July 26, 2024

The access rates in Serere vary from 42 % in Kadungulu Sub-County to 95 % in Bugondo Sub-County. Serere has 1,101 domestic water points which serve a total of 307,841 people – 258,137 in rural areas. 98 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned. Serere has 2 piped schemes.

Access

62%

Rural Functionality

93%

Equity

102

Management

64%

Gender

97%

Population Density (people/km2) and Population

50 250 1,000 2,000
  100 500 1,500  
KTC Kasilo TC 474
Kasilo TC
Population 474
KDT Kidetok TC Unknown
Kidetok TC
Population 0
KYR Kyere 366
Kyere
Population 366
KTT Kateta 296
Kateta
Population 296
KDT Kadungulu TC Unknown
Kadungulu TC
Population 0
OLO Olio 334
Olio
Population 334
PNG Pingire 193
Pingire
Population 193
Ocaapa Unknown
Ocaapa
Population 0
LBR Labori 242
Labori
Population 242
Kagwara TC Unknown
Kagwara TC
Population 0
Kyere Town Council Unknown
Kyere Town Council
Population 0
KDN Kadungulu 224
Kadungulu
Population 224
ATR Atiira 253
Atiira
Population 253
BGN Bugondo 229
Bugondo
Population 229
STC Serere TC 511
Serere TC
Population 511

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 68 %
Urban Access 41 %

Kagwara TC NWSC
Kagwara TC
Population Served NWSC
Kyere Town Council NWSC
Kyere Town Council
Population Served NWSC
Ocaapa NWSC
Ocaapa
Population Served NWSC
ATR Atiira 86 %
Atiira
Population Served 24,300
BGN Bugondo 95 %
Bugondo
Population Served 48,010
KDN Kadungulu 42 %
Kadungulu
Population Served 13,806
KDT Kadungulu TC 63 %
Kadungulu TC
Population Served 8,100
KDT Kidetok TC 95 %
Kidetok TC
Population Served 9,480
KTC Kasilo TC 95 %
Kasilo TC
Population Served 4,741
KTT Kateta 73 %
Kateta
Population Served 55,030
KYR Kyere 48 %
Kyere
Population Served 35,624
LBR Labori 70 %
Labori
Population Served 19,818
OLO Olio 62 %
Olio
Population Served 30,742
PNG Pingire 78 %
Pingire
Population Served 30,806
STC Serere TC 95 %
Serere TC
Population Served 11,307

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 68 %
Urban Access 41 %

Kagwara TC NWSC
Kagwara TC
Population Served NWSC
Kyere Town Council NWSC
Kyere Town Council
Population Served NWSC
Ocaapa NWSC
Ocaapa
Population Served NWSC
ATR Atiira 86 %
Atiira
Population Served 24,300
BGN Bugondo 95 %
Bugondo
Population Served 48,010
KDN Kadungulu 42 %
Kadungulu
Population Served 13,806
KDT Kadungulu TC 63 %
Kadungulu TC
Population Served 8,100
KDT Kidetok TC 95 %
Kidetok TC
Population Served 9,480
KTC Kasilo TC 95 %
Kasilo TC
Population Served 4,741
KTT Kateta 73 %
Kateta
Population Served 55,030
KYR Kyere 48 %
Kyere
Population Served 35,624
LBR Labori 70 %
Labori
Population Served 19,818
OLO Olio 62 %
Olio
Population Served 30,742
PNG Pingire 78 %
Pingire
Population Served 30,806
STC Serere TC 95 %
Serere TC
Population Served 11,307

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 83 %

Kagwara TC NWSC
Kagwara TC
Functional Sources 22
Kyere Town Council NWSC
Kyere Town Council
Functional Sources 23
Ocaapa NWSC
Ocaapa
Functional Sources 10
ATR Atiira 89 %
Atiira
Functional Sources 73
BGN Bugondo 95 %
Bugondo
Functional Sources 181
KDN Kadungulu 91 %
Kadungulu
Functional Sources 43
KDT Kadungulu TC 89 %
Kadungulu TC
Functional Sources 24
KDT Kidetok TC 73 %
Kidetok TC
Functional Sources 30
KTC Kasilo TC 79 %
Kasilo TC
Functional Sources 15
KTT Kateta 92 %
Kateta
Functional Sources 168
KYR Kyere 92 %
Kyere
Functional Sources 117
LBR Labori 88 %
Labori
Functional Sources 61
OLO Olio 100 %
Olio
Functional Sources 98
PNG Pingire 92 %
Pingire
Functional Sources 96
STC Serere TC 78 %
Serere TC
Functional Sources 42

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 TCUrban9,9799,48095%-73%100%235415235281231-1------21-12No
 2 BugondoRural50,53748,01095%95%-100%2-244-44123913212-121-1------8-4No
 3 PingireRural39,27830,80678%92%--1-145449494531-1------------No
 4 LaboriRural28,40319,81870%88%-----2332637340123------------No
 5 Kasilo TCUrban4,9904,74195%-79%-2-24267291-1------1-15128No
Total 133,187112,854859375100731012010130239232621642020200010180224No
SERERE                               
 1 Kyere Town CouncilUrban9,795NWSCNWSC-92%-2-242615-152-2------------Yes
 2 AtiiraRural28,14424,30086%89%--3-31111259867---------------No
 3 Serere TCUrban11,90211,30795%-78%-3-3641033841------------165815No
 4 Kagwara TCUrban7,935NWSCNWSC-88%----911092113-3------1-1---Yes
 5 OlioRural49,34530,74262%100%-----16-1681-811-1---------141616No
 6 KadunguluRural33,22713,80642%91%-----1211331233-11------------No
 7 KyereRural73,64535,62448%92%--112132352880282314------------No
 8 OcaapaUrban62,611NWSCNWSC-100%-1-13-36-6---------------Yes
 9 KatetaRural75,00955,03073%92%--3-34210521235128------------8154No
 10 Kadungulu TCUrban12,7708,10063%-89%----22422123---------------No
Total 364,383194,987549386023225128261544592848792110000001013871935No
District 497,570307,841629383100305352483628469851749256312020002024672159No

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