Amudat District

by September 29, 2023

The access rates in Amudat vary from 39 % in Loroo Sub-County to 65 % in Amudat TC Sub-County. Amudat has 235 domestic water points which serve a total of 69,100 people – 58,000 in rural areas. 52 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned. Amudat has 2 piped schemes.

Access

45%

Rural Functionality

77%

Equity

39

Management

83%

Gender

82%

Population Density (people/km2) and Population

50 250 1,000 2,000
  100 500 1,500  
LRO Loroo 129
Loroo
Population 129
KRT Karita 73
Karita
Population 73
ATC Amudat TC 998
Amudat TC
Population 998
AMD Amudat 69
Amudat
Population 69

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 45 %
Rural Access 43 %
Urban Access 65 %

AMD Amudat 47 %
Amudat
Population Served 19,000
ATC Amudat TC 65 %
Amudat TC
Population Served 11,100
KRT Karita 43 %
Karita
Population Served 20,400
LRO Loroo 39 %
Loroo
Population Served 18,600

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 45 %
Rural Access 43 %
Urban Access 65 %

AMD Amudat 47 %
Amudat
Population Served 19,000
ATC Amudat TC 65 %
Amudat TC
Population Served 11,100
KRT Karita 43 %
Karita
Population Served 20,400
LRO Loroo 39 %
Loroo
Population Served 18,600

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 77 %
Urban Functionality 84 %

AMD Amudat 72 %
Amudat
Functional Sources 44
ATC Amudat TC 84 %
Amudat TC
Functional Sources 31
KRT Karita 80 %
Karita
Functional Sources 51
LRO Loroo 75 %
Loroo
Functional Sources 49

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
POKOT                               
 1 KaritaRural47,82520,40043%79%-----1-1501363---------------No
 2 AmudatRural40,84519,00047%74%--1124-4391655------------2--No
 3 LorooRural47,56618,60039%77%--------431558-------116177-4No
 4 Amudat TCUrban17,06211,10065%-84%----31428533---------------No
Total 153,29869,1004577840112819166502160000000118081304No
District 153,29869,1004577840112819166502160000000118081304No

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/Unknown20020200011
Total20020200011

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