Otuke District

by September 29, 2023

The access rates in Otuke vary from 74 % in Ogwette Sub-County to 95 % in Adwari Sub-County. Otuke has 510 domestic water points which serve a total of 131,798 people – 123,310 in rural areas. 169 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned. Otuke has 1 piped schemes.

Access

88%

Rural Functionality

66%

Equity

45

Management

84%

Gender

73%

Population Density (people/km2) and Population

50 250 1,000 2,000
  100 500 1,500  
OTC Otuke TC 69
Otuke TC
Population 69
OKW Okwang 120
Okwang
Population 120
OGW Ogwette 61
Ogwette
Population 61
ADW Adwari 94
Adwari
Population 94
OLL Olilim 143
Olilim
Population 143
ORM Orum 194
Orum
Population 194
OGR Ogor 53
Ogor
Population 53
ALN Alango 131
Alango
Population 131

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 88 %
Rural Access 88 %
Urban Access 95 %

ADW Adwari 95 %
Adwari
Population Served 13,823
ALN Alango 95 %
Alango
Population Served 16,855
OGR Ogor 92 %
Ogor
Population Served 18,936
OGW Ogwette 74 %
Ogwette
Population Served 16,206
OKW Okwang 88 %
Okwang
Population Served 27,833
OLL Olilim 91 %
Olilim
Population Served 17,856
ORM Orum 82 %
Orum
Population Served 11,800
OTC Otuke TC 95 %
Otuke TC
Population Served 8,488

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 88 %
Rural Access 88 %
Urban Access 95 %

ADW Adwari 95 %
Adwari
Population Served 13,823
ALN Alango 95 %
Alango
Population Served 16,855
OGR Ogor 92 %
Ogor
Population Served 18,936
OGW Ogwette 74 %
Ogwette
Population Served 16,206
OKW Okwang 88 %
Okwang
Population Served 27,833
OLL Olilim 91 %
Olilim
Population Served 17,856
ORM Orum 82 %
Orum
Population Served 11,800
OTC Otuke TC 95 %
Otuke TC
Population Served 8,488

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 66 %
Urban Functionality 77 %

ADW Adwari 66 %
Adwari
Functional Sources 39
ALN Alango 69 %
Alango
Functional Sources 50
OGR Ogor 84 %
Ogor
Functional Sources 59
OGW Ogwette 83 %
Ogwette
Functional Sources 44
OKW Okwang 68 %
Okwang
Functional Sources 69
OLL Olilim 87 %
Olilim
Functional Sources 58
ORM Orum 90 %
Orum
Functional Sources 38
OTC Otuke TC 80 %
Otuke TC
Functional Sources 32

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
OTUKE                               
 1 OkwangRural31,65427,83388%68%-100%58139112052456156-11---246---No
 2 OgwetteRural21,95416,20674%73%------1144751-11------------No
 3 AdwariRural14,55113,82395%67%--46101091924327123------------No
 4 OgorRural20,67718,93692%71%--------59564-66------------No
 5 Otuke TCUrban8,9358,48895%-77%----5-527431-11-------33---No
 6 AlangoRural17,74216,85595%47%--37105131839241---1-1---3-3---No
 7 OlilimRural19,52917,85691%74%-----1-154761-22------3-3---No
 8 OrumRural14,42311,80082%68%---2211237138---------------No
Total 149,465131,79888667750142236254267279943731261811200011516000No
District 149,465131,79888667750142236254267279943731261811200011516000No

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/Not GFS11000000000
Groundwater based/Unknown32100300000
Total43100300000

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