Kole District
by May 15, 2025
The access rates in Kole vary from 44 % in Akalo Sub-County to 95 % in Ayer TC (Kole TC) Sub-County. Kole has 908 domestic water points which serve a total of 215,297 people – 160,058 in rural areas. 165 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned. Kole has 1 piped schemes.
Access
61%
Rural Functionality
81%
Equity
76
Management
96%
Gender
97%
Population Density (people/km2) and Population
| 50 | 250 | 1,000 | 2,000 | ||||
| 100 | 500 | 1,500 | |||||
Population 335
Population 317
Population 206
Population 334
Population 0
Population 0
Population 0
Population 0
Population 244
Population 314
Population 311
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 % | |||
Population Served NWSC
Population Served NWSC
Population Served NWSC
Population Served NWSC
Population Served 26,442
Population Served 14,372
Population Served 34,722
Population Served 30,204
Population Served 32,406
Population Served 11,057
Population Served 21,912
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 % | |||
Population Served NWSC
Population Served NWSC
Population Served NWSC
Population Served NWSC
Population Served 26,442
Population Served 14,372
Population Served 34,722
Population Served 30,204
Population Served 32,406
Population Served 11,057
Population Served 21,912
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 % | |||
Functional Sources 29
Functional Sources 68
Functional Sources 28
Functional Sources 54
Functional Sources 81
Functional Sources 50
Functional Sources 107
Functional Sources 93
Functional Sources 109
Functional Sources 51
Functional Sources 73
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-County | Urban/ Rural | Population | Population Served | Access | Functionality | Point Water Sources | Piped Water Systems | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protected springs | Shallow wells | Deep boreholes | Rainwater harvesting tanks | Dams | Valley tanks | PSP/Kiosk, Tap stands | YT | HH | IC | NWSC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| R | U | WfP | F | NF | Tot | F | NF | Tot | F | NF | Tot | F | NF | Tot | F | NF | Tot | F | NF | Tot | F | NF | Tot | KOLE | ||||||||
| 1 Okwerodot | Rural | 45,223 | 21,912 | 48% | 85% | - | 100% | 30 | 8 | 38 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 30 | 3 | 33 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 1 | 2 | No |
| 2 Akalo | Rural | 32,492 | 14,372 | 44% | 76% | - | - | 19 | - | 19 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 24 | 1 | 11 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | No |
| 3 Akalo TC | Urban | 12,488 | NWSC | NWSC | - | 89% | - | 10 | 2 | 12 | 18 | - | 18 | 26 | 3 | 29 | - | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Yes |
| 4 Ayer | Rural | 46,556 | 30,204 | 65% | 82% | - | 100% | 9 | 3 | 12 | 30 | 6 | 36 | 53 | 3 | 56 | - | 9 | 9 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | No |
| 5 Aboke TC | Urban | 32,735 | NWSC | NWSC | - | 84% | - | 9 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 34 | - | 34 | 5 | 2 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 7 | 14 | - | - | - | Yes |
| 6 Alito TC | Urban | 10,305 | NWSC | NWSC | - | 88% | - | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 | - | 2 | 19 | 2 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Yes |
| 7 Aboke | Rural | 40,252 | 26,442 | 66% | 79% | - | - | 18 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 5 | 23 | 43 | 6 | 49 | 2 | 5 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | No |
| 8 Alito | Rural | 51,163 | 34,722 | 68% | 71% | - | 100% | 41 | 22 | 63 | 28 | 2 | 30 | 31 | 10 | 41 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | No |
| 9 Ayer TC (Kole TC) | Urban | 11,639 | 11,057 | 95% | - | 82% | - | 4 | - | 4 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 28 | 3 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | No |
| 10 Bala TC | Urban | 4,607 | NWSC | NWSC | - | 80% | - | 3 | - | 3 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Yes |
| 11 Bala | Rural | 67,046 | 32,406 | 48% | 94% | - | 75% | 21 | - | 21 | 45 | 1 | 46 | 43 | 5 | 48 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | No |
| Total | 354,506 | 215,297 | 61 | 81 | 85 | 67 | 172 | 45 | 217 | 203 | 24 | 227 | 340 | 40 | 380 | 16 | 48 | 64 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 2 | No | |
| District | 354,506 | 215,297 | 61 | 81 | 85 | 67 | 172 | 45 | 217 | 203 | 24 | 227 | 340 | 40 | 380 | 16 | 48 | 64 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 2 | No | |
F = Functional; NF = Non-Functional; Tot = Total; YT = Yard Tap; HH = Household Connections; IC = Institutional Connections
Piped Water Supply Systems
| Type of Scheme/GFS | Number of Schemes | Functionality of System | Type of Management | WB in place | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Functional | Non-Functional | Partially Functional | Private Operator | WSC | Private/Individual | NWSC | Other | Yes | No | ||
| Groundwater based/Unknown | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
GFS = Gravity Flow Scheme; WB = Water Board; WSC = Water Source Committee