Pakwach District

by September 29, 2023

The access rates in Pakwach vary from 17 % in Pakwach TC Sub-County to 95 % in Alwi Sub-County. Pakwach has 601 domestic water points which serve a total of 79,823 people – 74,687 in rural areas. 80 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned. Pakwach has 1 piped schemes.

Access

53%

Rural Functionality

88%

Equity

213

Management

97%

Gender

98%

Population Density (people/km2) and Population

50 250 1,000 2,000
  100 500 1,500  
ALW Alwi 100
Alwi
Population 100
PKW Pakwach 221
Pakwach
Population 221
PTC Pakwach TC 1,779
Pakwach TC
Population 1,779
PNY Panyango 246
Panyango
Population 246
WDL Wadelai 149
Wadelai
Population 149

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 53 %
Rural Access 62 %
Urban Access 17 %

ALW Alwi 95 %
Alwi
Population Served 22,982
PKW Pakwach 66 %
Pakwach
Population Served 18,168
PNY Panyango 49 %
Panyango
Population Served 18,416
PTC Pakwach TC 17 %
Pakwach TC
Population Served 5,136
WDL Wadelai 47 %
Wadelai
Population Served 15,120

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 53 %
Rural Access 62 %
Urban Access 17 %

ALW Alwi 95 %
Alwi
Population Served 22,982
PKW Pakwach 66 %
Pakwach
Population Served 18,168
PNY Panyango 49 %
Panyango
Population Served 18,416
PTC Pakwach TC 17 %
Pakwach TC
Population Served 5,136
WDL Wadelai 47 %
Wadelai
Population Served 15,120

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 88 %
Urban Functionality 61 %

ALW Alwi 60 %
Alwi
Functional Sources 27
PKW Pakwach 83 %
Pakwach
Functional Sources 52
PNY Panyango 73 %
Panyango
Functional Sources 46
PTC Pakwach TC 73 %
Pakwach TC
Functional Sources 22
WDL Wadelai 59 %
Wadelai
Functional Sources 29

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
JONAM                               
 1 AlwiRural24,19222,98295%97%-80%---224241034167-22---------No
 2 PakwachRural27,52918,16866%72%-100%---651142547213---1-12-2---No
 3 Pakwach TCUrban30,3895,13617%-61%-------6410336------13114897-38No
 4 PanyangoRural37,42018,41649%68%-100%1-147112793691101-1---5-5---No
 5 WadelaiRural31,93815,12047%81%-----7512191130347------------No
Total 151,46879,8235388618901112263813546181477544154043270327907038No
District 151,46879,8235388618901112263813546181477544154043270327907038No

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 GFS11000100000
Surface Water Based/Not GFS11000000000
Total22000100000

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