Obongi District

by December 4, 2024

The access rates in Obongi vary from 90 % in EWAFA Sub-County to 95 % in Aliba Sub-County. Obongi has 286 domestic water points which serve a total of 41,584 people – 34,653 in rural areas. 81 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned.

Access

94%

Rural Functionality

76%

Equity

72

Management

96%

Gender

100%

Population Density (people/km2) and Population

50 250 1,000 2,000
  100 500 1,500  
GMR Gimara 24
Gimara
Population 24
ITL Itula 13
Itula
Population 13
OBONGI T.C Unknown
OBONGI T.C
Population 0
PALORINYA Unknown
PALORINYA
Population 0
EWAFA Unknown
EWAFA
Population 0
ALB Aliba 118
Aliba
Population 118

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 94 %
Rural Access 94 %
Urban Access 94 %

OBONGI T.C 94 %
OBONGI T.C
Population Served 6,930
PALORINYA 95 %
PALORINYA
Population Served 6,722
ALB Aliba 95 %
Aliba
Population Served 6,877
GMR Gimara 95 %
Gimara
Population Served 5,641
ITL Itula 95 %
Itula
Population Served 5,795
EWAFA 90 %
EWAFA
Population Served 9,618

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 94 %
Rural Access 94 %
Urban Access 94 %

OBONGI T.C 94 %
OBONGI T.C
Population Served 6,930
PALORINYA 95 %
PALORINYA
Population Served 6,722
ALB Aliba 95 %
Aliba
Population Served 6,877
GMR Gimara 95 %
Gimara
Population Served 5,641
ITL Itula 95 %
Itula
Population Served 5,795
EWAFA 90 %
EWAFA
Population Served 9,618

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 46 %

OBONGI T.C 46 %
OBONGI T.C
Functional Sources 18
PALORINYA 82 %
PALORINYA
Functional Sources 47
ALB Aliba 83 %
Aliba
Functional Sources 33
GMR Gimara 59 %
Gimara
Functional Sources 16
ITL Itula 74 %
Itula
Functional Sources 65
EWAFA 74 %
EWAFA
Functional Sources 26

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
Obongi                               
 1 OBONGI T.C Urban7,4026,93094%-46%-------11112145------61622---No
 2 GimaraRural5,9385,64195%59%--------15520156-------11---No
 3 PALORINYARural7,0766,72295%82%-----11245550-44------1-1---No
 4 EWAFARural10,6619,61890%74%------2226430-33------------No
 5 AlibaRural7,2396,87795%83%--------32335134-------11---No
 6 ItulaRural6,1005,79595%74%------11521971123------12113---No
Total 44,41641,58494764600001451813721842125000000191938000No
District 44,41641,58494764600001451813721842125000000191938000No

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