Kole District

by September 29, 2023

The access rates in Kole vary from 48 % in Okwerodot Sub-County to 95 % in Ayer TC (Kole TC) Sub-County. Kole has 904 domestic water points which serve a total of 222,497 people – 211,595 in rural areas. 169 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned. Kole has 1 piped schemes.

Access

72%

Rural Functionality

81%

Equity

64

Management

96%

Gender

97%

Population Density (people/km2) and Population

50 250 1,000 2,000
  100 500 1,500  
OKW Okwerodot 330
Okwerodot
Population 330
ABK Aboke 309
Aboke
Population 309
AYR Ayer 313
Ayer
Population 313
ALT Alito 333
Alito
Population 333
AKL Akalo 281
Akalo
Population 281
BLA Bala 274
Bala
Population 274
KTC Ayer TC (Kole TC) 310
Ayer TC (Kole TC)
Population 310

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 72 %
Rural Access 71 %
Urban Access 95 %

ABK Aboke 74 %
Aboke
Population Served 44,884
AKL Akalo 82 %
Akalo
Population Served 30,584
ALT Alito 84 %
Alito
Population Served 43,022
AYR Ayer 68 %
Ayer
Population Served 31,116
BLA Bala 69 %
Bala
Population Served 40,678
KTC Ayer TC (Kole TC) 95 %
Ayer TC (Kole TC)
Population Served 10,902
OKW Okwerodot 48 %
Okwerodot
Population Served 21,312

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 72 %
Rural Access 71 %
Urban Access 95 %

ABK Aboke 74 %
Aboke
Population Served 44,884
AKL Akalo 82 %
Akalo
Population Served 30,584
ALT Alito 84 %
Alito
Population Served 43,022
AYR Ayer 68 %
Ayer
Population Served 31,116
BLA Bala 69 %
Bala
Population Served 40,678
KTC Ayer TC (Kole TC) 95 %
Ayer TC (Kole TC)
Population Served 10,902
OKW Okwerodot 48 %
Okwerodot
Population Served 21,312

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 81 %
Urban Functionality 80 %

ABK Aboke 80 %
Aboke
Functional Sources 140
AKL Akalo 81 %
Akalo
Functional Sources 96
ALT Alito 73 %
Alito
Functional Sources 127
AYR Ayer 81 %
Ayer
Functional Sources 88
BLA Bala 88 %
Bala
Functional Sources 130
KTC Ayer TC (Kole TC) 76 %
Ayer TC (Kole TC)
Functional Sources 41
OKW Okwerodot 82 %
Okwerodot
Functional Sources 59

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
KOLE                               
 1 AbokeRural60,37044,88474%81%--2783531738686747714------7714---No
 2 OkwerodotRural44,59021,31248%85%-100%308381311416319-111-1------812No
 3 AlitoRural50,92643,02284%74%-100%4924733023241125339121-1---415---No
 4 AkaloRural37,41830,58482%82%--29231281293874511314-22---------No
 5 Ayer TC (Kole TC)Urban11,47610,90295%-80%-4-41652118523336------------No
 6 BalaRural59,17540,67869%89%-75%26-265926143548211133-3-11------No
 7 AyerRural45,90531,11668%82%-100%111123273943346110111-1---1-1---No
Total 309,860222,4977281806717643219209252343213936017547162801112820812No
District 309,860222,4977281806717643219209252343213936017547162801112820812No

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/Unknown10101000001
Total10100000001

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