Serere District

by December 4, 2024

The access rates in Serere vary from 42 % in Kadungulu Sub-County to 95 % in Bugondo Sub-County. Serere has 1,106 domestic water points which serve a total of 309,872 people – 259,877 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 479
Kasilo TC
Population 479
KDT Kidetok TC Unknown
Kidetok TC
Population 0
KTT Kateta 300
Kateta
Population 300
KYR Kyere 370
Kyere
Population 370
KDT Kadungulu TC Unknown
Kadungulu TC
Population 0
OLO Olio 337
Olio
Population 337
Ocaapa Unknown
Ocaapa
Population 0
Kagwara TC Unknown
Kagwara TC
Population 0
Kyere Town Council Unknown
Kyere Town Council
Population 0
ATR Atiira 256
Atiira
Population 256
BGN Bugondo 231
Bugondo
Population 231
STC Serere TC 517
Serere TC
Population 517
PNG Pingire 195
Pingire
Population 195
LBR Labori 244
Labori
Population 244
KDN Kadungulu 226
Kadungulu
Population 226

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 %

Ocaapa NWSC
Ocaapa
Population Served NWSC
Kyere Town Council NWSC
Kyere Town Council
Population Served NWSC
Kagwara TC NWSC
Kagwara TC
Population Served NWSC
ATR Atiira 85 %
Atiira
Population Served 24,300
BGN Bugondo 95 %
Bugondo
Population Served 48,551
KDN Kadungulu 42 %
Kadungulu
Population Served 14,106
KDT Kidetok TC 95 %
Kidetok TC
Population Served 9,587
KDT Kadungulu TC 63 %
Kadungulu TC
Population Served 8,100
KTC Kasilo TC 95 %
Kasilo TC
Population Served 4,794
KTT Kateta 73 %
Kateta
Population Served 55,330
KYR Kyere 48 %
Kyere
Population Served 35,924
LBR Labori 70 %
Labori
Population Served 20,118
OLO Olio 62 %
Olio
Population Served 30,742
PNG Pingire 78 %
Pingire
Population Served 30,806
STC Serere TC 95 %
Serere TC
Population Served 11,438

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 %

Ocaapa NWSC
Ocaapa
Population Served NWSC
Kyere Town Council NWSC
Kyere Town Council
Population Served NWSC
Kagwara TC NWSC
Kagwara TC
Population Served NWSC
ATR Atiira 85 %
Atiira
Population Served 24,300
BGN Bugondo 95 %
Bugondo
Population Served 48,551
KDN Kadungulu 42 %
Kadungulu
Population Served 14,106
KDT Kidetok TC 95 %
Kidetok TC
Population Served 9,587
KDT Kadungulu TC 63 %
Kadungulu TC
Population Served 8,100
KTC Kasilo TC 95 %
Kasilo TC
Population Served 4,794
KTT Kateta 73 %
Kateta
Population Served 55,330
KYR Kyere 48 %
Kyere
Population Served 35,924
LBR Labori 70 %
Labori
Population Served 20,118
OLO Olio 62 %
Olio
Population Served 30,742
PNG Pingire 78 %
Pingire
Population Served 30,806
STC Serere TC 95 %
Serere TC
Population Served 11,438

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 %

Ocaapa NWSC
Ocaapa
Functional Sources 10
Kyere Town Council NWSC
Kyere Town Council
Functional Sources 23
Kagwara TC NWSC
Kagwara TC
Functional Sources 22
ATR Atiira 89 %
Atiira
Functional Sources 73
BGN Bugondo 95 %
Bugondo
Functional Sources 182
KDN Kadungulu 92 %
Kadungulu
Functional Sources 44
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 169
KYR Kyere 92 %
Kyere
Functional Sources 118
LBR Labori 89 %
Labori
Functional Sources 62
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 TCUrban10,0929,58795%-73%100%235415235281231-1------21-12No
 2 LaboriRural28,72320,11870%89%-----2332638341123------------No
 3 Kasilo TCUrban5,0464,79495%-79%-2-24267291-1------1-15128No
 4 BugondoRural51,10648,55195%95%-100%2-244-44124913312-121-1------8-4No
 5 PingireRural39,72030,80678%92%--1-145449494531-1------------No
Total 134,687113,856859375100731012010130241232641642020200010180224No
SERERE                               
 1 Kyere Town CouncilUrban9,908NWSCNWSC-92%-2-242615-152-2------------Yes
 2 OlioRural49,91730,74262%100%-----16-1681-811-1---------141616No
 3 KyereRural74,50035,92448%92%--112132352881283314------------No
 4 Kadungulu TCUrban12,9188,10063%-89%----22422123---------------No
 5 AtiiraRural28,47024,30085%89%--3-31111259867---------------No
 6 Serere TCUrban12,04011,43895%-78%-3-3641033841------------165815No
 7 Kagwara TCUrban8,027NWSCNWSC-88%----911092113-3------1-1---Yes
 8 KadunguluRural33,61314,10642%92%-----1211332234-11------------No
 9 OcaapaUrban63,337NWSCNWSC-100%-1-13-36-6---------------Yes
 10 KatetaRural75,88055,33073%92%--3-34210521245129------------8154No
Total 368,610196,016539386023225128261544622849092110000001013871935No
District 503,297309,872629383100305352483628470351754256312020002024672159No

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