Kakumiro District

by March 18, 2024

The access rates in Kakumiro vary from 13 % in Kakindo Sub-County to 95 % in Bwanswa Sub-County. Kakumiro has 669 domestic water points which serve a total of 159,242 people – 154,342 in rural areas. 194 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned.

Access

32%

Rural Functionality

71%

Equity

489

Management

100%

Gender

72%

Population Density (people/km2) and Population

50 250 1,000 2,000
  100 500 1,500  
KST Kasiita 399
Kasiita
Population 399
NKK Nkooko 221
Nkooko
Population 221
KSM Kasambya 244
Kasambya
Population 244
KKN Kakindo 347
Kakindo
Population 347
NLW Nalweyo 275
Nalweyo
Population 275
BWN Bwanswa 187
Bwanswa
Population 187
KTC Kakumiro TC 319
Kakumiro TC
Population 319
BRM Birembo 461
Birembo
Population 461
MPS Mpasaana 319
Mpasaana
Population 319

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 32 %
Rural Access 32 %
Urban Access 29 %

BRM Birembo 28 %
Birembo
Population Served 13,418
BWN Bwanswa 95 %
Bwanswa
Population Served 26,979
KKN Kakindo 13 %
Kakindo
Population Served 12,906
KSM Kasambya 72 %
Kasambya
Population Served 38,766
KST Kasiita 18 %
Kasiita
Population Served 18,514
KTC Kakumiro TC 29 %
Kakumiro TC
Population Served 4,900
MPS Mpasaana 20 %
Mpasaana
Population Served 7,939
NKK Nkooko 20 %
Nkooko
Population Served 12,178
NLW Nalweyo 42 %
Nalweyo
Population Served 23,642

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 32 %
Rural Access 32 %
Urban Access 29 %

BRM Birembo 28 %
Birembo
Population Served 13,418
BWN Bwanswa 95 %
Bwanswa
Population Served 26,979
KKN Kakindo 13 %
Kakindo
Population Served 12,906
KSM Kasambya 72 %
Kasambya
Population Served 38,766
KST Kasiita 18 %
Kasiita
Population Served 18,514
KTC Kakumiro TC 29 %
Kakumiro TC
Population Served 4,900
MPS Mpasaana 20 %
Mpasaana
Population Served 7,939
NKK Nkooko 20 %
Nkooko
Population Served 12,178
NLW Nalweyo 42 %
Nalweyo
Population Served 23,642

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 71 %
Urban Functionality 82 %

BRM Birembo 78 %
Birembo
Functional Sources 40
BWN Bwanswa 79 %
Bwanswa
Functional Sources 108
KKN Kakindo 87 %
Kakindo
Functional Sources 39
KSM Kasambya 56 %
Kasambya
Functional Sources 90
KST Kasiita 75 %
Kasiita
Functional Sources 61
KTC Kakumiro TC 82 %
Kakumiro TC
Functional Sources 14
MPS Mpasaana 68 %
Mpasaana
Functional Sources 23
NKK Nkooko 67 %
Nkooko
Functional Sources 39
NLW Nalweyo 71 %
Nalweyo
Functional Sources 61

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
Bugangaizi                               
 1 MpasaanaRural39,4587,93920%68%--2-241514620347------------No
 2 BwanswaRural28,39926,97995%79%--4044442749251035178------------No
 3 KakindoRural101,58112,90613%87%--3-31111225429-11------------No
 4 NalweyoRural55,97923,64242%71%--1-119423381755347------------No
 5 NkookoRural59,52912,17820%67%--651111516152177714------------No
 6 Kakumiro TCUrban16,7944,90029%-82%-2-2718527---------------No
 7 BiremboRural47,10413,41828%78%--73101521718321-33------------No
 8 KasambyaRural54,06738,76672%56%--273663422466147217411------------No
 9 KasiitaRural100,35218,51418%75%--2-210-104285071219------------No
Total 503,263159,242327182090481381614520619659255284270000000000000No
District 503,263159,242327182090481381614520619659255284270000000000000No

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