Nwoya District

by October 14, 2024

The access rates in Nwoya vary from 27 % in Anaka TC Sub-County to 95 % in Anaka (Payira) Sub-County. Nwoya has 613 domestic water points which serve a total of 157,679 people – 149,517 in rural areas. 168 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned. Nwoya has 1 piped schemes.

Access

54%

Rural Functionality

75%

Equity

115

Management

88%

Gender

89%

Population Density (people/km2) and Population

50 250 1,000 2,000
  100 500 1,500  
ANA Anaka (Payira) 159
Anaka (Payira)
Population 159
ATC Anaka TC 368
Anaka TC
Population 368
KCH Koch-Goma 63
Koch-Goma
Population 63
PRN Purongo 38
Purongo
Population 38
ALR Alero 69
Alero
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 54 %
Rural Access 57 %
Urban Access 27 %

ALR Alero 43 %
Alero
Population Served 39,630
ANA Anaka (Payira) 95 %
Anaka (Payira)
Population Served 23,383
ATC Anaka TC 27 %
Anaka TC
Population Served 8,162
KCH Koch-Goma 58 %
Koch-Goma
Population Served 44,980
PRN Purongo 60 %
Purongo
Population Served 41,524

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 54 %
Rural Access 57 %
Urban Access 27 %

ALR Alero 43 %
Alero
Population Served 39,630
ANA Anaka (Payira) 95 %
Anaka (Payira)
Population Served 23,383
ATC Anaka TC 27 %
Anaka TC
Population Served 8,162
KCH Koch-Goma 58 %
Koch-Goma
Population Served 44,980
PRN Purongo 60 %
Purongo
Population Served 41,524

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 75 %
Urban Functionality 31 %

ALR Alero 81 %
Alero
Functional Sources 117
ANA Anaka (Payira) 74 %
Anaka (Payira)
Functional Sources 89
ATC Anaka TC 31 %
Anaka TC
Functional Sources 11
KCH Koch-Goma 66 %
Koch-Goma
Functional Sources 106
PRN Purongo 81 %
Purongo
Functional Sources 122

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)Rural24,61423,38395%74%--16-1611011711586-33------145---No
 2 AleroRural91,92739,63043%81%--24-241789216108-55------------No
 3 PurongoRural69,15441,52460%81%--224264379321114314------------No
 4 Anaka TCUrban29,9728,16227%-31%-1-1-2210919-22-------1111---No
 5 Koch-GomaRural78,02944,98058%66%--13114513188635121235-------33---No
Total 293,696157,679547531076581113546352964485141900000011819000No
District 293,696157,679547531076581113546352964485141900000011819000No

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