Mitooma District

by April 29, 2025

The access rates in Mitooma vary from 64 % in Kiyanga Sub-County to 95 % in Bitereko Sub-County. Mitooma has 1,451 domestic water points which serve a total of 188,120 people – 175,978 in rural areas. 235 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned. Mitooma has 2 piped schemes.

Access

92^%

Rural Functionality

83^%

Equity

36

Management

100^%

Gender

97^%

Population Density (people/km²) and Population

50		250		1,000		2,000

	100		500		1,500

MTC Mitooma TC 478

KTC Kashenshero TC 554

KBR Kabira 404

BTR Bitereko 438

KNY Kanyabwanga 348

KSH Kashenshero 392

KYN Kiyanga 389

MTM Mitooma 388

MTR Mutara 285

MYN Mayanga 334

RRH Rurehe 439

KTN Katenga 368

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 92 %

Rural Access 91 %

Urban Access 95 %

BTR Bitereko 95 %

KBR Kabira 95 %

KNY Kanyabwanga 95 %

KSH Kashenshero 95 %

KTC Kashenshero TC NWSC

KTN Katenga 95 %

KYN Kiyanga 64 %

MTC Mitooma TC NWSC

MTM Mitooma 95 %

MTR Mutara 95 %

MYN Mayanga 95 %

RRH Rurehe 95 %

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 92 %

Rural Access 91 %

Urban Access 95 %

BTR Bitereko 95 %

KBR Kabira 95 %

KNY Kanyabwanga 95 %

KSH Kashenshero 95 %

KTC Kashenshero TC NWSC

KTN Katenga 95 %

KYN Kiyanga 64 %

MTC Mitooma TC NWSC

MTM Mitooma 95 %

MTR Mutara 95 %

MYN Mayanga 95 %

RRH Rurehe 95 %

Functionality of Point Water Sources

60 %		80 %

	70 %		90 %

Rural Functionality 83 %

Urban Functionality 90 %

BTR Bitereko 78 %

KBR Kabira 79 %

KNY Kanyabwanga 80 %

KSH Kashenshero 82 %

KTC Kashenshero TC NWSC

KTN Katenga 85 %

KYN Kiyanga 88 %

MTC Mitooma TC NWSC

MTM Mitooma 87 %

MTR Mutara 91 %

MYN Mayanga 91 %

RRH Rurehe 71 %

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-County	Urban/ Rural	Population	Population Served	Access	Functionality			Point Water Sources																					Piped Water Systems
					Functionality			Protected springs			Shallow wells			Deep boreholes			Rainwater harvesting tanks			Dams			Valley tanks			PSP/Kiosk, Tap stands			YT	HH	IC	NWSC
					R	U	WfP	F	NF	Tot	F	NF	Tot	F	NF	Tot	F	NF	Tot	F	NF	Tot	F	NF	Tot	F	NF	Tot	YT	HH	IC	NWSC
Ruhinda
1 Kashenshero TC	Urban	6,445	NWSC	NWSC	-	88%	-	25	4	29	1	1	2	-	1	1	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	17	-	17	-	-	-	Yes
2 Bitereko	Rural	31,134	29,577	95%	78%	-	-	86	19	105	22	11	33	1	1	2	8	2	10	-	-	-	-	2	2	2	-	2	-	-	-	No
3 Kiyanga	Rural	22,504	14,495	64%	88%	-	100%	19	3	22	15	5	20	-	-	-	7	1	8	1	-	1	-	-	-	27	-	27	-	-	-	No
4 Katenga	Rural	19,664	18,681	95%	85%	-	-	74	24	98	4	-	4	1	1	2	8	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	-	50	20	5	9	No
5 Kabira	Rural	12,344	11,727	95%	79%	-	-	55	14	69	3	2	5	1	2	3	7	2	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	10	-	-	-	No
6 Kashenshero	Rural	13,546	12,869	95%	82%	-	100%	64	15	79	2	3	5	-	2	2	4	-	4	-	-	-	1	-	1	23	-	23	5	-	-	No
7 Rurehe	Rural	13,655	12,972	95%	71%	-	-	76	29	105	-	5	5	-	-	-	2	1	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	6	-	-	-	No
8 Mitooma	Rural	20,647	19,615	95%	87%	-	-	96	15	111	18	2	20	-	-	-	7	2	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	8	-	-	-	No
9 Mutara	Rural	25,891	24,596	95%	91%	-	-	83	12	95	4	5	9	-	-	-	8	1	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	77	-	77	-	-	-	No
10 Mayanga	Rural	12,563	11,935	95%	91%	-	-	94	9	103	6	2	8	-	-	-	6	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	No
11 Kanyabwanga	Rural	20,538	19,511	95%	80%	-	-	64	21	85	7	8	15	5	5	10	11	-	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	54	1	55	24	6	1	No
12 Mitooma TC	Urban	6,336	NWSC	NWSC	-	92%	-	26	2	28	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	2	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	-	15	-	-	-	Yes
Total		205,267	188,120	92	83	90	50	762	167	929	82	44	126	8	12	20	74	11	85	1	0	1	1	2	3	290	1	291	49	11	10	No
District		205,267	188,120	92	83	90	50	762	167	929	82	44	126	8	12	20	74	11	85	1	0	1	1	2	3	290	1	291	49	11	10	No

F = Functional; NF = Non-Functional; Tot = Total; YT = Yard Tap; HH = Household Connections; IC = Institutional Connections

Piped Water Supply Systems

Type of Scheme/GFS	Number of Schemes	Functionality of System			Type of Management					WB in place
Type of Scheme/GFS	Number of Schemes	Functional	Non-Functional	Partially Functional	Private Operator	WSC	Private/Individual	NWSC	Other	Yes	No
Surface Water Based/Not GFS	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0
Unknown/Not GFS	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Surface Water Based/GFS	7	6	0	1	0	3	0	1	0	7	0
Total	12	9	0	1	0	3	0	3	0	9	0

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

92%

83%

36

100%

97%

Population Density (people/km2) and Population

Access to Safe Water

Access to Safe Water

Functionality of Point Water Sources

People served per technology

Reasons for non-functionality

Type of Management

Source of Funding

District Water Supply Summary

Piped Water Supply Systems

92^%

83^%

100^%

97^%

Population Density (people/km²) and Population