Serere District

by September 29, 2023

The access rates in Serere vary from 58 % in Kadungulu TC Sub-County to 95 % in Kasilo TC Sub-County. Serere has 1,044 domestic water points which serve a total of 298,369 people – 265,658 in rural areas. 58 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned. Serere has 2 piped schemes.

Access

75%

Rural Functionality

95%

Equity

40

Management

97%

Gender

98%

Population Density (people/km2) and Population

50 250 1,000 2,000
  100 500 1,500  
KTC Kasilo TC 462
Kasilo TC
Population 462
KDT Kidetok TC Unknown
Kidetok TC
Population 0
KYR Kyere 330
Kyere
Population 330
KTT Kateta 298
Kateta
Population 298
KDT Kadungulu TC Unknown
Kadungulu TC
Population 0
OLO Olio 265
Olio
Population 265
PNG Pingire 188
Pingire
Population 188
KDN Kadungulu 221
Kadungulu
Population 221
LBR Labori 235
Labori
Population 235
ATR Atiira 254
Atiira
Population 254
BGN Bugondo 223
Bugondo
Population 223
STC Serere TC 514
Serere TC
Population 514

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 75 %
Rural Access 74 %
Urban Access 83 %

ATR Atiira 86 %
Atiira
Population Served 24,300
BGN Bugondo 80 %
Bugondo
Population Served 39,460
KDN Kadungulu 60 %
Kadungulu
Population Served 19,668
KDT Kidetok TC 95 %
Kidetok TC
Population Served 9,232
KDT Kadungulu TC 58 %
Kadungulu TC
Population Served 7,500
KTC Kasilo TC 95 %
Kasilo TC
Population Served 4,616
KTT Kateta 73 %
Kateta
Population Served 54,730
KYR Kyere 64 %
Kyere
Population Served 42,336
LBR Labori 71 %
Labori
Population Served 19,518
OLO Olio 89 %
Olio
Population Served 34,842
PNG Pingire 81 %
Pingire
Population Served 30,806
STC Serere TC 95 %
Serere TC
Population Served 11,362

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 75 %
Rural Access 74 %
Urban Access 83 %

ATR Atiira 86 %
Atiira
Population Served 24,300
BGN Bugondo 80 %
Bugondo
Population Served 39,460
KDN Kadungulu 60 %
Kadungulu
Population Served 19,668
KDT Kidetok TC 95 %
Kidetok TC
Population Served 9,232
KDT Kadungulu TC 58 %
Kadungulu TC
Population Served 7,500
KTC Kasilo TC 95 %
Kasilo TC
Population Served 4,616
KTT Kateta 73 %
Kateta
Population Served 54,730
KYR Kyere 64 %
Kyere
Population Served 42,336
LBR Labori 71 %
Labori
Population Served 19,518
OLO Olio 89 %
Olio
Population Served 34,842
PNG Pingire 81 %
Pingire
Population Served 30,806
STC Serere TC 95 %
Serere TC
Population Served 11,362

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 95 %
Urban Functionality 93 %

ATR Atiira 95 %
Atiira
Functional Sources 74
BGN Bugondo 87 %
Bugondo
Functional Sources 115
KDN Kadungulu 93 %
Kadungulu
Functional Sources 62
KDT Kidetok TC 90 %
Kidetok TC
Functional Sources 36
KDT Kadungulu TC 92 %
Kadungulu TC
Functional Sources 22
KTC Kasilo TC 89 %
Kasilo TC
Functional Sources 17
KTT Kateta 94 %
Kateta
Functional Sources 158
KYR Kyere 97 %
Kyere
Functional Sources 141
LBR Labori 95 %
Labori
Functional Sources 61
OLO Olio 100 %
Olio
Functional Sources 105
PNG Pingire 94 %
Pingire
Functional Sources 94
STC Serere TC 96 %
Serere TC
Functional Sources 48

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 TCUrban9,7189,23295%-90%-5-55-525227123------------No
 2 BugondoRural49,21239,46080%88%-100%11236844743774591-1------8-4No
 3 PingireRural38,24830,80681%94%---114454949-491-1------------No
 4 LaboriRural27,65819,51871%96%-----24125342363-3------------No
 5 Kasilo TCUrban4,8594,61695%-94%--226-69-91-1------1-15128No
Total 129,695103,6328092911006391151412920872151171810100010180224No
SERERE                               
 1 AtiiraRural28,28124,30086%95%--3-3911062365---------------No
 2 Serere TCUrban11,96011,36295%-96%-21381938-38------------165815No
 3 OlioRural39,24534,84289%100%--1-119-1984-841-1---------141616No
 4 KadunguluRural32,76619,66860%93%-----2032340-40123------1-1---No
 5 KyereRural66,40542,33664%97%--15-1532234882906-6------------No
 6 KatetaRural75,37554,73073%95%--2-2474511096115------------8154No
 7 Kadungulu TCUrban12,8337,50058%-92%----4-418220---------------No
Total 266,865194,737739695024125140111514721348582100000001013871935No
District 396,560298,369759593100304342552528068020700199281010002024672159No

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