Nwoya District

by December 2, 2024

The access rates in Nwoya vary from 12 % in Paminyai Sub-County to 95 % in Anaka (Payira) Sub-County. Nwoya has 621 domestic water points which serve a total of 161,311 people – 146,143 in rural areas. 168 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned. Nwoya has 1 piped schemes.

Access

40%

Rural Functionality

76%

Equity

543

Management

88%

Gender

89%

Population Density (people/km2) and Population

50 250 1,000 2,000
  100 500 1,500  
ANA Anaka (Payira) 152
Anaka (Payira)
Population 152
ATC Anaka TC / Nmoya TC 353
Anaka TC / Nmoya TC
Population 353
KCH Koch-Goma 57
Koch-Goma
Population 57
Lii Unknown
Lii
Population 0
Koch Goma TC Unknown
Koch Goma TC
Population 0
Lungulu Unknown
Lungulu
Population 0
Paminyai Unknown
Paminyai
Population 0
PRN Purongo 36
Purongo
Population 36
ALR Alero 67
Alero
Population 67

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 40 %
Rural Access 43 %
Urban Access 23 %

Koch Goma TC NWSC
Koch Goma TC
Population Served NWSC
Paminyai 12 %
Paminyai
Population Served 3,400
Lungulu 17 %
Lungulu
Population Served 6,006
Lii 57 %
Lii
Population Served 16,200
ALR Alero 35 %
Alero
Population Served 31,124
ANA Anaka (Payira) 95 %
Anaka (Payira)
Population Served 22,465
ATC Anaka TC / Nmoya TC 37 %
Anaka TC / Nmoya TC
Population Served 10,612
KCH Koch-Goma 36 %
Koch-Goma
Population Served 25,124
PRN Purongo 63 %
Purongo
Population Served 41,824

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 40 %
Rural Access 43 %
Urban Access 23 %

Koch Goma TC NWSC
Koch Goma TC
Population Served NWSC
Paminyai 12 %
Paminyai
Population Served 3,400
Lungulu 17 %
Lungulu
Population Served 6,006
Lii 57 %
Lii
Population Served 16,200
ALR Alero 35 %
Alero
Population Served 31,124
ANA Anaka (Payira) 95 %
Anaka (Payira)
Population Served 22,465
ATC Anaka TC / Nmoya TC 37 %
Anaka TC / Nmoya TC
Population Served 10,612
KCH Koch-Goma 36 %
Koch-Goma
Population Served 25,124
PRN Purongo 63 %
Purongo
Population Served 41,824

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 76 %
Urban Functionality 44 %

Koch Goma TC NWSC
Koch Goma TC
Functional Sources 9
Paminyai 83 %
Paminyai
Functional Sources 10
Lungulu 91 %
Lungulu
Functional Sources 20
Lii 80 %
Lii
Functional Sources 44
ALR Alero 79 %
Alero
Functional Sources 90
ANA Anaka (Payira) 73 %
Anaka (Payira)
Functional Sources 83
ATC Anaka TC / Nmoya TC 41 %
Anaka TC / Nmoya TC
Functional Sources 18
KCH Koch-Goma 62 %
Koch-Goma
Functional Sources 56
PRN Purongo 81 %
Purongo
Functional Sources 123

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 PaminyaiRural29,2783,40012%83%--2-2---8210---------------No
 2 Koch Goma TCUrban36,356NWSCNWSC-50%-1-1-2274111-1-------33---Yes
 3 LunguluRural35,0696,00617%91%--3-3---17118-11------------No
 4 AleroRural88,31531,12435%79%--19-19178701383-44------------No
 5 LiiRural28,47316,20057%80%--3-3213391049---------------No
 6 Anaka (Payira)Rural23,64722,46595%73%--15-151910671481-33-------44---No
 7 PurongoRural66,43841,82463%81%--224264379421115314------------No
 8 Anaka TC / Nmoya TCUrban28,79510,61237%-41%-2-2-33151025-22------11112---No
 9 Koch-GomaRural69,65525,12436%62%--911031013432164134------------No
Total 406,026161,311407644076581113546360964565141900000011819000No
District 406,026161,311407644076581113546360964565141900000011819000No

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