Otuke District

by March 18, 2024

The access rates in Otuke vary from 76 % in Ogwette Sub-County to 95 % in Adwari Sub-County. Otuke has 518 domestic water points which serve a total of 134,401 people – 125,803 in rural areas. 169 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned. Otuke has 1 piped schemes.

Access

89%

Rural Functionality

67%

Equity

42

Management

85%

Gender

74%

Population Density (people/km2) and Population

50 250 1,000 2,000
  100 500 1,500  
OTC Otuke TC 70
Otuke TC
Population 70
OKW Okwang 122
Okwang
Population 122
OGW Ogwette 61
Ogwette
Population 61
ADW Adwari 95
Adwari
Population 95
OLL Olilim 144
Olilim
Population 144
ORM Orum 197
Orum
Population 197
OGR Ogor 54
Ogor
Population 54
ALN Alango 132
Alango
Population 132

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 89 %
Rural Access 88 %
Urban Access 95 %

ADW Adwari 95 %
Adwari
Population Served 14,001
ALN Alango 95 %
Alango
Population Served 17,072
OGR Ogor 92 %
Ogor
Population Served 19,236
OGW Ogwette 76 %
Ogwette
Population Served 16,806
OKW Okwang 88 %
Okwang
Population Served 28,133
OLL Olilim 93 %
Olilim
Population Served 18,456
ORM Orum 83 %
Orum
Population Served 12,100
OTC Otuke TC 95 %
Otuke TC
Population Served 8,598

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 89 %
Rural Access 88 %
Urban Access 95 %

ADW Adwari 95 %
Adwari
Population Served 14,001
ALN Alango 95 %
Alango
Population Served 17,072
OGR Ogor 92 %
Ogor
Population Served 19,236
OGW Ogwette 76 %
Ogwette
Population Served 16,806
OKW Okwang 88 %
Okwang
Population Served 28,133
OLL Olilim 93 %
Olilim
Population Served 18,456
ORM Orum 83 %
Orum
Population Served 12,100
OTC Otuke TC 95 %
Otuke TC
Population Served 8,598

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 67 %
Urban Functionality 77 %

ADW Adwari 68 %
Adwari
Functional Sources 42
ALN Alango 47 %
Alango
Functional Sources 36
OGR Ogor 71 %
Ogor
Functional Sources 50
OGW Ogwette 74 %
Ogwette
Functional Sources 42
OKW Okwang 68 %
Okwang
Functional Sources 74
OLL Olilim 75 %
Olilim
Functional Sources 47
ORM Orum 68 %
Orum
Functional Sources 28
OTC Otuke TC 77 %
Otuke TC
Functional Sources 30

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 OkwangRural32,06128,13388%68%-100%491371320519604261-1---8210---No
 2 OgwetteRural22,23616,80676%74%------11421355-11------------No
 3 AdwariRural14,73814,00195%68%--73107121926430213------------No
 4 OgorRural20,94319,23692%71%--------461864426------------No
 5 Otuke TCUrban9,0508,59895%-77%----415247311-1------112---No
 6 AlangoRural17,97017,07295%47%--1101151419281644----11---213---No
 7 OlilimRural19,78018,45693%75%-----1-14515601-1-------11---No
 8 OrumRural14,60912,10083%68%--2-2112251237---------------No
Total 151,387134,40189677750142236254267287943811261811200011516000No
District 151,387134,40189677750142236254267287943811261811200011516000No

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