Buliisa District

by September 29, 2023

The access rates in Buliisa vary from 19 % in Butiaba Sub-County to 95 % in Ngwedo Sub-County. Buliisa has 448 domestic water points which serve a total of 107,183 people – 98,193 in rural areas. 114 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned. Buliisa has 1 piped schemes.

Access

64%

Rural Functionality

72%

Equity

147

Management

90%

Gender

91%

Population Density (people/km2) and Population

50 250 1,000 2,000
  100 500 1,500  
KGW Kigwera 261
Kigwera
Population 261
BSO Biiso 83
Biiso
Population 83
NGW Ngwedo 201
Ngwedo
Population 201
BTB Butiaba 252
Butiaba
Population 252
KHN Kihungya 284
Kihungya
Population 284
BLS Buliisa 74
Buliisa
Population 74
BTC Buliisa TC 325
Buliisa TC
Population 325

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 64 %
Rural Access 62 %
Urban Access 83 %

BLS Buliisa 63 %
Buliisa
Population Served 15,906
BSO Biiso 86 %
Biiso
Population Served 20,765
BTB Butiaba 19 %
Butiaba
Population Served 8,286
BTC Buliisa TC 83 %
Buliisa TC
Population Served 8,990
KGW Kigwera 64 %
Kigwera
Population Served 12,906
KHN Kihungya 86 %
Kihungya
Population Served 15,706
NGW Ngwedo 95 %
Ngwedo
Population Served 24,624

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 64 %
Rural Access 62 %
Urban Access 83 %

BLS Buliisa 63 %
Buliisa
Population Served 15,906
BSO Biiso 86 %
Biiso
Population Served 20,765
BTB Butiaba 19 %
Butiaba
Population Served 8,286
BTC Buliisa TC 83 %
Buliisa TC
Population Served 8,990
KGW Kigwera 64 %
Kigwera
Population Served 12,906
KHN Kihungya 86 %
Kihungya
Population Served 15,706
NGW Ngwedo 95 %
Ngwedo
Population Served 24,624

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 72 %
Urban Functionality 98 %

BLS Buliisa 63 %
Buliisa
Functional Sources 33
BSO Biiso 70 %
Biiso
Functional Sources 57
BTB Butiaba 83 %
Butiaba
Functional Sources 43
BTC Buliisa TC 98 %
Buliisa TC
Functional Sources 41
KGW Kigwera 81 %
Kigwera
Functional Sources 44
KHN Kihungya 59 %
Kihungya
Functional Sources 36
NGW Ngwedo 71 %
Ngwedo
Functional Sources 75

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
BULIISA                               
 1 ButiabaRural43,1138,28619%86%--------6713516------32133---No
 2 Buliisa TCUrban10,8118,99083%-98%----8-82-21-1------3013141311No
 3 NgwedoRural25,92024,62495%73%--4-4213441862123------249334--No
 4 KihungyaRural18,36615,70686%60%--137202114351451-1------------No
 5 BiisoRural24,22720,76586%70%--1031327184510111123------9-9---No
 6 BuliisaRural25,39915,90663%65%-----123321648-11------------No
 7 KigweraRural20,18912,90664%81%-----1141514418-11------19120---No
Total 168,025107,183647298027103770391091144616097160000001141212645311No
District 168,025107,183647298027103770391091144616097160000001141212645311No

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
Unknown/Not GFS11000000000
Groundwater based/Unknown11000100000
Unknown/GFS11000000000
Groundwater based/Not GFS22000000010
Total55000100010

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