Nwoya District

by September 29, 2023

The access rates in Nwoya vary from 28 % in Anaka TC Sub-County to 95 % in Anaka (Payira) Sub-County. Nwoya has 573 domestic water points which serve a total of 146,411 people – 138,549 in rural areas. 125 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned. Nwoya has 1 piped schemes.

Access

52%

Rural Functionality

79%

Equity

121

Management

92%

Gender

75%

Population Density (people/km2) and Population

50 250 1,000 2,000
  100 500 1,500  
ANA Anaka (Payira) 151
Anaka (Payira)
Population 151
ATC Anaka TC 349
Anaka TC
Population 349
KCH Koch-Goma 60
Koch-Goma
Population 60
PRN Purongo 36
Purongo
Population 36
ALR Alero 66
Alero
Population 66

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 52 %
Rural Access 55 %
Urban Access 28 %

ALR Alero 41 %
Alero
Population Served 36,130
ANA Anaka (Payira) 95 %
Anaka (Payira)
Population Served 22,215
ATC Anaka TC 28 %
Anaka TC
Population Served 7,862
KCH Koch-Goma 56 %
Koch-Goma
Population Served 41,680
PRN Purongo 59 %
Purongo
Population Served 38,524

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 52 %
Rural Access 55 %
Urban Access 28 %

ALR Alero 41 %
Alero
Population Served 36,130
ANA Anaka (Payira) 95 %
Anaka (Payira)
Population Served 22,215
ATC Anaka TC 28 %
Anaka TC
Population Served 7,862
KCH Koch-Goma 56 %
Koch-Goma
Population Served 41,680
PRN Purongo 59 %
Purongo
Population Served 38,524

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 79 %
Urban Functionality 62 %

ALR Alero 82 %
Alero
Functional Sources 107
ANA Anaka (Payira) 81 %
Anaka (Payira)
Functional Sources 92
ATC Anaka TC 57 %
Anaka TC
Functional Sources 20
KCH Koch-Goma 70 %
Koch-Goma
Functional Sources 104
PRN Purongo 77 %
Purongo
Functional Sources 106

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
NWOYA                               
 1 Anaka (Payira)Rural23,38422,21595%83%--151166612671077213------235---No
 2 AleroRural87,33136,13041%84%--21223448811394145------------No
 3 PurongoRural65,69738,52459%78%--242262577822100224------------No
 4 Anaka TCUrban28,4747,86228%-62%-1-111215419-22------3811---No
 5 Koch-GomaRural74,12841,68056%73%--10414514198225107325------4-4---No
Total 279,014146,411527962071980192645342684108111900000081119000No
District 279,014146,411527962071980192645342684108111900000081119000No

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/Unknown11000100000
Total11000100000

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