Kole District

by March 18, 2024

The access rates in Kole vary from 49 % in Okwerodot Sub-County to 95 % in Ayer TC (Kole TC) Sub-County. Kole has 928 domestic water points which serve a total of 227,704 people – 216,696 in rural areas. 169 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned. Kole has 1 piped schemes.

Access

73%

Rural Functionality

82%

Equity

60

Management

95%

Gender

97%

Population Density (people/km2) and Population

50 250 1,000 2,000
  100 500 1,500  
OKW Okwerodot 334
Okwerodot
Population 334
ABK Aboke 312
Aboke
Population 312
AYR Ayer 316
Ayer
Population 316
ALT Alito 336
Alito
Population 336
AKL Akalo 284
Akalo
Population 284
BLA Bala 277
Bala
Population 277
KTC Ayer TC (Kole TC) 313
Ayer TC (Kole TC)
Population 313

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 73 %
Rural Access 72 %
Urban Access 95 %

ABK Aboke 75 %
Aboke
Population Served 45,484
AKL Akalo 82 %
Akalo
Population Served 30,884
ALT Alito 85 %
Alito
Population Served 43,622
AYR Ayer 68 %
Ayer
Population Served 31,716
BLA Bala 72 %
Bala
Population Served 43,078
KTC Ayer TC (Kole TC) 95 %
Ayer TC (Kole TC)
Population Served 11,009
OKW Okwerodot 49 %
Okwerodot
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 %
Total Access 73 %
Rural Access 72 %
Urban Access 95 %

ABK Aboke 75 %
Aboke
Population Served 45,484
AKL Akalo 82 %
Akalo
Population Served 30,884
ALT Alito 85 %
Alito
Population Served 43,622
AYR Ayer 68 %
Ayer
Population Served 31,716
BLA Bala 72 %
Bala
Population Served 43,078
KTC Ayer TC (Kole TC) 95 %
Ayer TC (Kole TC)
Population Served 11,009
OKW Okwerodot 49 %
Okwerodot
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 %
Rural Functionality 82 %
Urban Functionality 82 %

ABK Aboke 81 %
Aboke
Functional Sources 149
AKL Akalo 82 %
Akalo
Functional Sources 104
ALT Alito 74 %
Alito
Functional Sources 136
AYR Ayer 83 %
Ayer
Functional Sources 100
BLA Bala 89 %
Bala
Functional Sources 147
KTC Ayer TC (Kole TC) 82 %
Ayer TC (Kole TC)
Functional Sources 50
OKW Okwerodot 85 %
Okwerodot
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-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 AbokeRural60,95745,48475%81%--2783531738776837714------7714---No
 2 OkwerodotRural45,02421,91249%85%-100%308381311430333-111-1------812No
 3 AlitoRural51,42143,62285%74%-100%4924733023250126239121-1---415---No
 4 AkaloRural37,78130,88482%82%--29231281294675311314-22---------No
 5 Ayer TC (Kole TC)Urban11,58811,00995%-82%-4-41652127330336------------No
 6 BalaRural59,75043,07872%89%-75%26-265926160565211133-3-11------No
 7 AyerRural46,35131,71668%83%-100%111123273955358110111-1---1-1---No
Total 312,872227,7047382826717643219209252343453938417547162801112820812No
District 312,872227,7047382826717643219209252343453938417547162801112820812No

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