Omoro District

by September 29, 2023

The access rates in Omoro vary from 79 % in Ongako Sub-County to 95 % in Lakwana Sub-County. Omoro has 730 domestic water points which serve a total of 188,832 people – 165,414 in rural areas. 417 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned. Omoro has 8 piped schemes.

Access

89%

Rural Functionality

44%

Equity

23

Management

73%

Gender

90%

Population Density (people/km2) and Population

50 250 1,000 2,000
  100 500 1,500  
OTC Omoro TC Unknown
Omoro TC
Population 0
ONG Ongako 154
Ongako
Population 154
LLG Lalogi 67
Lalogi
Population 67
BBI Bobi 154
Bobi
Population 154
LKW Lakwana 110
Lakwana
Population 110
ODK Odek 101
Odek
Population 101
KRO Koro 177
Koro
Population 177

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 93 %

BBI Bobi 95 %
Bobi
Population Served 36,300
KRO Koro 82 %
Koro
Population Served 31,163
LKW Lakwana 95 %
Lakwana
Population Served 15,803
LLG Lalogi 82 %
Lalogi
Population Served 18,478
ODK Odek 95 %
Odek
Population Served 39,508
ONG Ongako 79 %
Ongako
Population Served 24,162
OTC Omoro TC 93 %
Omoro TC
Population Served 23,418

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 93 %

BBI Bobi 95 %
Bobi
Population Served 36,300
KRO Koro 82 %
Koro
Population Served 31,163
LKW Lakwana 95 %
Lakwana
Population Served 15,803
LLG Lalogi 82 %
Lalogi
Population Served 18,478
ODK Odek 95 %
Odek
Population Served 39,508
ONG Ongako 79 %
Ongako
Population Served 24,162
OTC Omoro TC 93 %
Omoro TC
Population Served 23,418

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 44 %
Urban Functionality 31 %

BBI Bobi 74 %
Bobi
Functional Sources 89
KRO Koro 89 %
Koro
Functional Sources 108
LKW Lakwana 48 %
Lakwana
Functional Sources 32
LLG Lalogi 49 %
Lalogi
Functional Sources 36
ODK Odek 81 %
Odek
Functional Sources 116
ONG Ongako 94 %
Ongako
Functional Sources 82
OTC Omoro TC 68 %
Omoro TC
Functional Sources 62

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
OMORO                               
 1 LalogiRural22,66218,47882%44%---2222431235431013------------No
 2 Omoro TCUrban25,07323,41893%-31%-11415156431861123------6-6---No
 3 KoroRural37,85031,16382%44%--2743118220563597512------------No
 4 OdekRural41,58739,50895%41%--538112103191227411------------No
 5 LakwanaRural16,63515,80395%50%--4610437242549---------------No
 6 BobiRural38,33236,30095%35%--13518261036501767---------------No
 7 OngakoRural30,73824,16279%59%--2312411314451462-2------1-1---No
Total 212,877188,832894431010981085838829519148623941000000167000No
District 212,877188,832894431010981085838829519148623941000000167000No

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 GFS83500500010
Total83500500010

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