Kitagwenda District

by March 30, 2025

The access rates in Kitagwenda vary from 63 % in Nyabbani Sub-County to 95 % in Kicheche Sub-County. Kitagwenda has 1,023 domestic water points which serve a total of 174,793 people – 174,793 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  
MHY Mahyoro 399
Mahyoro
Population 399
KNR Kanara 114
Kanara
Population 114
KCH Kicheche 364
Kicheche
Population 364
NTR Ntara 401
Ntara
Population 401
NYB Nyabbani 349
Nyabbani
Population 349
BHN Buhanda 440
Buhanda
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 %
Total Access 84 %
Rural Access 84 %
Urban Access Unknown

BHN Buhanda 95 %
Buhanda
Population Served 32,794
KCH Kicheche 95 %
Kicheche
Population Served 36,011
KNR Kanara 82 %
Kanara
Population Served 16,142
MHY Mahyoro 74 %
Mahyoro
Population Served 30,834
NTR Ntara 95 %
Ntara
Population Served 39,228
NYB Nyabbani 63 %
Nyabbani
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 %
Total Access 84 %
Rural Access 84 %
Urban Access Unknown

BHN Buhanda 95 %
Buhanda
Population Served 32,794
KCH Kicheche 95 %
Kicheche
Population Served 36,011
KNR Kanara 82 %
Kanara
Population Served 16,142
MHY Mahyoro 74 %
Mahyoro
Population Served 30,834
NTR Ntara 95 %
Ntara
Population Served 39,228
NYB Nyabbani 63 %
Nyabbani
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 %
Rural Functionality 76 %
Urban Functionality Unknown

BHN Buhanda 65 %
Buhanda
Functional Sources 123
KCH Kicheche 94 %
Kicheche
Functional Sources 325
KNR Kanara 74 %
Kanara
Functional Sources 49
MHY Mahyoro 73 %
Mahyoro
Functional Sources 98
NTR Ntara 62 %
Ntara
Functional Sources 120
NYB Nyabbani 66 %
Nyabbani
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
KITAGWENDA                               
 1 BuhandaRural34,52032,79495%65%--493180271441---538------421860---No
 2 NyabbaniRural31,65419,78463%66%--19928171330841210414------8210---No
 3 KanaraRural19,67016,14282%74%--7916346403-3527------------No
 4 NtaraRural41,29339,22895%62%--25194466431095-510313------14923--7No
 5 MahyoroRural41,94430,83474%73%--5495028783-312214------28331---No
 6 KichecheRural37,90636,01195%94%--652678192-27-7------24317260---No
Total 206,987174,793847600170742442021053072142549146300000033549384007No
District 206,987174,793847600170742442021053072142549146300000033549384007No

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