Sheema District

by May 15, 2025

The access rates in Sheema vary from 7 % in Kakindo TC Sub-County to 95 % in Rugarama Sub-County. Sheema has 1,336 domestic water points which serve a total of 188,001 people – 126,647 in rural areas. 190 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned. Sheema has 12 piped schemes.

Access

80^%

Rural Functionality

87^%

Equity

82

Management

95^%

Gender

96^%

Population Density (people/km²) and Population

50		250		1,000		2,000

	100		500		1,500

KGN Kagango Div 392

MST Masheruka TC Unknown

KKT Kakindo TC Unknown

STC Sheema Central 532

KSH Kashozi Div 267

RGR Rugarama 350

KTC Kabwohe-Itendero Div 634

KGR Kigarama 349

KTG Kitagata 375

KYN Kyangyenyi 114

SHK Shuuku 329

MSH Masheruka 200

BTC Bugongi TC 207

KSN Kasaana 262

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 80 %

Rural Access 81 %

Urban Access 78 %

BTC Bugongi TC NWSC

KGN Kagango Div NWSC

KGR Kigarama 73 %

KKT Kakindo TC 7 %

KSH Kashozi Div NWSC

KSN Kasaana 95 %

KTC Kabwohe-Itendero Div NWSC

KTG Kitagata NWSC

KYN Kyangyenyi 95 %

MSH Masheruka NWSC

MST Masheruka TC 95 %

RGR Rugarama 95 %

SHK Shuuku 78 %

STC Sheema Central NWSC

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 80 %

Rural Access 81 %

Urban Access 78 %

BTC Bugongi TC NWSC

KGN Kagango Div NWSC

KGR Kigarama 73 %

KKT Kakindo TC 7 %

KSH Kashozi Div NWSC

KSN Kasaana 95 %

KTC Kabwohe-Itendero Div NWSC

KTG Kitagata NWSC

KYN Kyangyenyi 95 %

MSH Masheruka NWSC

MST Masheruka TC 95 %

RGR Rugarama 95 %

SHK Shuuku 78 %

STC Sheema Central NWSC

Functionality of Point Water Sources

60 %		80 %

	70 %		90 %

Rural Functionality 87 %

Urban Functionality 84 %

BTC Bugongi TC NWSC

KGN Kagango Div NWSC

KGR Kigarama 84 %

KKT Kakindo TC 100 %

KSH Kashozi Div NWSC

KSN Kasaana 83 %

KTC Kabwohe-Itendero Div NWSC

KTG Kitagata NWSC

KYN Kyangyenyi 86 %

MSH Masheruka NWSC

MST Masheruka TC 75 %

RGR Rugarama 84 %

SHK Shuuku 96 %

STC Sheema Central NWSC

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
Sheema
1 Kitagata	Rural	20,646	NWSC	NWSC	95%	-	-	33	2	35	15	2	17	2	-	2	17	-	17	-	-	-	-	-	-	26	1	27	-	-	-	Yes
2 Kyangyenyi	Rural	10,710	10,175	95%	86%	-	-	43	17	60	4	-	4	2	-	2	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	105	8	113	-	-	-	No
3 Bugongi TC	Urban	13,028	NWSC	NWSC	-	86%	-	9	4	13	6	2	8	3	2	5	11	-	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	-	20	-	-	-	Yes
4 Kakindo TC	Urban	11,262	806	7%	-	100%	-	4	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
5 Kigarama	Rural	24,069	17,686	73%	84%	-	-	7	7	14	12	6	18	10	1	11	7	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	40	1	41	-	-	-	No
6 Masheruka TC	Urban	8,170	7,762	95%	-	75%	-	1	-	1	7	1	8	-	3	3	4	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	24	8	32	-	-	-	No
7 Rugarama	Rural	10,489	9,965	95%	84%	-	-	33	16	49	17	4	21	1	-	1	45	3	48	-	-	-	-	-	-	29	-	29	-	-	-	No
8 Masheruka	Rural	10,489	NWSC	NWSC	86%	-	-	19	5	24	2	2	4	-	-	-	4	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	29	2	31	-	-	-	Yes
9 Kasaana	Rural	19,321	18,355	95%	83%	-	-	25	7	32	11	2	13	1	1	2	8	1	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	60	10	70	-	-	-	No
10 Shuuku	Rural	15,236	11,930	78%	96%	-	-	22	-	22	5	2	7	-	-	-	8	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	35	1	36	5	-	6	No
Total		143,420	114,568	80	87	82	0	196	58	254	79	21	100	19	7	26	106	4	110	0	0	0	0	0	0	368	31	399	5	0	6	No
Sheema MC
1 Kabwohe-Itendero Div	Urban	22,413	NWSC	NWSC	-	84%	-	8	5	13	3	1	4	1	-	1	6	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	140	23	163	601	-	78	Yes
2 Kagango Div	Rural	29,369	NWSC	NWSC	81%	-	-	28	11	39	34	2	36	7	4	11	4	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	Yes
3 Sheema Central	Urban	24,179	NWSC	NWSC	-	84%	-	57	5	62	12	2	14	-	4	4	17	1	18	-	-	-	-	-	-	19	8	27	-	-	-	Yes
4 Kashozi Div	Rural	15,678	NWSC	NWSC	93%	-	-	19	2	21	6	-	6	-	1	1	4	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	12	-	-	-	Yes
Total		91,639	73,433	80	85	84	0	112	23	135	55	5	60	8	9	17	31	1	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	172	31	203	601	0	78	No
District		235,059	188,001	80	87	84	0	308	81	389	134	26	160	27	16	43	137	5	142	0	0	0	0	0	0	540	62	602	606	0	84	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
Unknown/Not GFS	12	2	3	0	2	3	0	1	0	0	0
Surface Water Based/GFS	20	15	0	5	0	16	0	1	0	15	0
Surface Water Based/Not GFS	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Groundwater based/Not GFS	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Total	34	19	3	5	0	19	0	3	1	17	0

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

80%

87%

82

95%

96%

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

80^%

87^%

95^%

96^%

Population Density (people/km²) and Population