Namisindwa District

by July 26, 2024

The access rates in Namisindwa vary from 28 % in Bukokho Sub-County to 95 % in Buwabwala Sub-County. Namisindwa has 840 domestic water points which serve a total of 169,387 people – 160,657 in rural areas. 163 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned. Namisindwa has 2 piped schemes.

Access

63^%

Rural Functionality

80^%

Equity

119

Management

99^%

Gender

93^%

Population Density (people/km²) and Population

50		250		1,000		2,000

	100		500		1,500

NMO Namboko 948

BKH Bukhabusi 1,148

TSK Tsekululu 1,475

NMB Namabya 1,096

LTC Lwakhakha TC 1,251

BWB Buwabwala 1,321

BPT Bupoto 298

BMB Bumbo 1,449

BBT Bubutu 805

MKH Mukhoto 316

MGT Magale TC Unknown

BMW Bumwoni 1,126

BKK Bukokho 1,330

BKB Bukiabi 1,088

MGL Magale 987

BKA Bukhaweka 1,038

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 63 %

Rural Access 64 %

Urban Access 50 %

BBT Bubutu 57 %

BKA Bukhaweka 95 %

BKB Bukiabi 48 %

BKH Bukhabusi 95 %

BKK Bukokho 28 %

BMB Bumbo 46 %

BMW Bumwoni 88 %

BPT Bupoto 95 %

BWB Buwabwala 95 %

LTC Lwakhakha TC 48 %

MGL Magale 51 %

MGT Magale TC 54 %

MKH Mukhoto 76 %

NMB Namabya 66 %

NMO Namboko 54 %

TSK Tsekululu 60 %

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 63 %

Rural Access 64 %

Urban Access 50 %

BBT Bubutu 57 %

BKA Bukhaweka 95 %

BKB Bukiabi 48 %

BKH Bukhabusi 95 %

BKK Bukokho 28 %

BMB Bumbo 46 %

BMW Bumwoni 88 %

BPT Bupoto 95 %

BWB Buwabwala 95 %

LTC Lwakhakha TC 48 %

MGL Magale 51 %

MGT Magale TC 54 %

MKH Mukhoto 76 %

NMB Namabya 66 %

NMO Namboko 54 %

TSK Tsekululu 60 %

Functionality of Point Water Sources

60 %		80 %

	70 %		90 %

Rural Functionality 80 %

Urban Functionality 93 %

BBT Bubutu 82 %

BKA Bukhaweka 66 %

BKB Bukiabi 85 %

BKH Bukhabusi 79 %

BKK Bukokho 95 %

BMB Bumbo 79 %

BMW Bumwoni 76 %

BPT Bupoto 82 %

BWB Buwabwala 91 %

LTC Lwakhakha TC 90 %

MGL Magale 98 %

MGT Magale TC 100 %

MKH Mukhoto 78 %

NMB Namabya 86 %

NMO Namboko 59 %

TSK Tsekululu 69 %

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
Namisindwa
1 Bumbo	Rural	22,079	10,112	46%	79%	-	-	24	4	28	-	-	-	2	-	2	-	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	6	26	-	-	-	No
2 Buwabwala	Rural	9,251	8,788	95%	91%	-	-	28	4	32	-	-	-	2	-	2	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	19	-	19	-	-	-	No
3 Namabya	Rural	13,815	9,100	66%	86%	-	-	26	6	32	-	-	-	7	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	4	-	-	-	No
4 Bubutu	Rural	30,959	17,654	57%	82%	-	-	44	2	46	3	2	5	15	8	23	6	3	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
5 Bukokho	Rural	25,902	7,309	28%	95%	-	-	19	1	20	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	21	1	22	-	-	-	No
6 Namboko	Rural	13,568	7,374	54%	59%	-	-	10	5	15	-	4	4	8	2	10	1	3	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	No
7 Bukiabi	Rural	14,925	7,200	48%	85%	-	-	23	1	24	-	-	-	4	3	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	2	-	-	-	No
8 Bukhaweka	Rural	12,088	11,484	95%	66%	-	-	37	18	55	-	-	-	2	1	3	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	2	-	-	-	No
9 Magale	Rural	21,955	11,192	51%	98%	-	-	29	-	29	-	-	-	11	1	12	3	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	243	4	16	No
10 Lwakhakha TC	Urban	12,088	5,818	48%	-	90%	-	19	1	20	-	-	-	5	-	5	1	2	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2	-	-	-	No
11 Magale TC	Urban	5,427	2,912	54%	-	100%	-	7	-	7	-	-	-	5	-	5	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
12 Bumwoni	Rural	25,532	22,404	88%	76%	-	-	25	6	31	-	1	1	8	3	11	-	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	4	433	12	16	No
13 Tsekululu	Rural	21,709	13,006	60%	69%	-	-	27	14	41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	24	8	32	-	-	-	No
14 Bukhabusi	Rural	13,198	12,538	95%	79%	-	-	42	15	57	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	2	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	18	-	18	-	-	-	No
15 Mukhoto	Rural	10,731	8,200	76%	78%	-	-	22	7	29	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	3	16	-	-	-	No
16 Bupoto	Rural	15,048	14,296	95%	82%	-	-	54	12	66	1	-	1	1	1	2	-	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	2	22	-	-	-	No
Total		268,275	169,387	63	80	93	0	436	96	532	4	7	11	70	19	89	18	19	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	149	22	171	676	16	32	No
District		268,275	169,387	63	80	93	0	436	96	532	4	7	11	70	19	89	18	19	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	149	22	171	676	16	32	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/GFS	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

63%

80%

119

99%

93%

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

63^%

80^%

99^%

93^%

Population Density (people/km²) and Population