Kitagwenda District
by May 15, 2025
The access rates in Kitagwenda vary from 62 % in Nyabbani Sub-County to 95 % in Kicheche Sub-County. Kitagwenda has 1,023 domestic water points which serve a total of 174,883 people – 174,883 in rural areas. 246 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned.
Access
84%
Rural Functionality
76%
Equity
77
Management
68%
Gender
54%
Population Density (people/km2) and Population
| 50 | 250 | 1,000 | 2,000 | ||||
| 100 | 500 | 1,500 | |||||
Population 399
Population 114
Population 365
Population 402
Population 349
Population 440
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 % | |||
Population Served 32,821
Population Served 36,041
Population Served 16,142
Population Served 30,834
Population Served 39,261
Population Served 19,784
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 % | |||
Population Served 32,821
Population Served 36,041
Population Served 16,142
Population Served 30,834
Population Served 39,261
Population Served 19,784
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 % | |||
Functional Sources 123
Functional Sources 325
Functional Sources 49
Functional Sources 98
Functional Sources 120
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-County | Urban/ Rural | Population | Population Served | Access | Functionality | Point Water Sources | Piped Water Systems | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | KITAGWENDA | ||||||||
| 1 Buhanda | Rural | 34,548 | 32,821 | 95% | 65% | - | - | 49 | 31 | 80 | 27 | 14 | 41 | - | - | - | 5 | 3 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 42 | 18 | 60 | - | - | - | No |
| 2 Nyabbani | Rural | 31,680 | 19,784 | 62% | 66% | - | - | 19 | 9 | 28 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 2 | 10 | - | - | - | No |
| 3 Kanara | Rural | 19,686 | 16,142 | 82% | 74% | - | - | 7 | 9 | 16 | 34 | 6 | 40 | 3 | - | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | No |
| 4 Ntara | Rural | 41,327 | 39,261 | 95% | 62% | - | - | 25 | 19 | 44 | 66 | 43 | 109 | 5 | - | 5 | 10 | 3 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 9 | 23 | - | - | 7 | No |
| 5 Mahyoro | Rural | 41,979 | 30,834 | 73% | 73% | - | - | 5 | 4 | 9 | 50 | 28 | 78 | 3 | - | 3 | 12 | 2 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 28 | 3 | 31 | - | - | - | No |
| 6 Kicheche | Rural | 37,938 | 36,041 | 95% | 94% | - | - | 65 | 2 | 67 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2 | - | 2 | 7 | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 243 | 17 | 260 | - | - | - | No |
| Total | 207,158 | 174,883 | 84 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 74 | 244 | 202 | 105 | 307 | 21 | 4 | 25 | 49 | 14 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 335 | 49 | 384 | 0 | 0 | 7 | No | |
| District | 207,158 | 174,883 | 84 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 74 | 244 | 202 | 105 | 307 | 21 | 4 | 25 | 49 | 14 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 335 | 49 | 384 | 0 | 0 | 7 | No | |
F = Functional; NF = Non-Functional; Tot = Total; YT = Yard Tap; HH = Household Connections; IC = Institutional Connections