Kiruhura District

by November 20, 2024

The access rates in Kiruhura vary from 25 % in Rwenshande Sub-County to 95 % in Kanyaryeru Sub-County. Kiruhura has 1,473 domestic water points which serve a total of 120,145 people – 98,462 in rural areas. 118 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned. Kiruhura has 2 piped schemes.

Access

59^%

Rural Functionality

92^%

Equity

53

Management

99^%

Gender

93^%

Population Density (people/km²) and Population

50		250		1,000		2,000

	100		500		1,500

KSH Kashongi 182

KNS Kenshunga 30

KKT Kikaatsi 18

SNG Sanga 6

RTC Rushere TC Unknown

AKJ AKAYANJA Unknown

RTM RWETAMU Unknown

KNY Kanyaryeru 79

KTL Kiruhura TC 161

KTR Kitura 259

NYK Nyakashashara 97

STC Sanga TC 153

RSD Rwenshande Unknown

KNI Kinoni 49

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 59 %

Rural Access 60 %

Urban Access 54 %

AKJ AKAYANJA 41 %

KKT Kikaatsi 92 %

KNI Kinoni NWSC

KNS Kenshunga 34 %

KNY Kanyaryeru 95 %

KSH Kashongi 64 %

KTL Kiruhura TC NWSC

KTR Kitura 95 %

NYK Nyakashashara 48 %

RSD Rwenshande 25 %

RTC Rushere TC NWSC

RTM RWETAMU 28 %

SNG Sanga 95 %

STC Sanga TC 28 %

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 59 %

Rural Access 60 %

Urban Access 54 %

AKJ AKAYANJA 41 %

KKT Kikaatsi 92 %

KNI Kinoni NWSC

KNS Kenshunga 34 %

KNY Kanyaryeru 95 %

KSH Kashongi 64 %

KTL Kiruhura TC NWSC

KTR Kitura 95 %

NYK Nyakashashara 48 %

RSD Rwenshande 25 %

RTC Rushere TC NWSC

RTM RWETAMU 28 %

SNG Sanga 95 %

STC Sanga TC 28 %

Functionality of Point Water Sources

60 %		80 %

	70 %		90 %

Rural Functionality 92 %

Urban Functionality 93 %

AKJ AKAYANJA 94 %

KKT Kikaatsi 100 %

KNI Kinoni NWSC

KNS Kenshunga 92 %

KNY Kanyaryeru 98 %

KSH Kashongi 94 %

KTL Kiruhura TC NWSC

KTR Kitura 95 %

NYK Nyakashashara 64 %

RSD Rwenshande 100 %

RTC Rushere TC NWSC

RTM RWETAMU 92 %

SNG Sanga 95 %

STC Sanga TC 83 %

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
					Functionality			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	YT	HH	IC	NWSC
NYABUSHOZI
1 Nyakashashara	Rural	22,063	10,599	48%	64%	-	85%	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	13	29	79	36	115	10	2	12	1	-	1	3	6	9	-	-	-	No
2 Kenshunga	Rural	14,319	4,905	34%	92%	-	100%	-	-	-	4	-	4	11	-	11	44	5	49	-	-	-	16	-	16	1	-	1	-	-	-	No
3 Kiruhura TC	Urban	7,519	NWSC	NWSC	-	92%	100%	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	2	9	48	3	51	-	-	-	1	-	1	117	10	127	189	81	43	Yes
4 Kikaatsi	Rural	6,805	6,240	92%	100%	-	100%	-	-	-	2	-	2	18	-	18	49	-	49	17	-	17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
5 Kashongi	Rural	33,895	21,591	64%	94%	-	89%	-	-	-	12	5	17	41	6	47	146	2	148	1	-	1	7	1	8	11	-	11	-	-	-	No
6 RWETAMU	Rural	9,615	2,646	28%	92%	-	86%	-	-	-	1	2	3	5	-	5	43	2	45	6	-	6	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
7 Kanyaryeru	Rural	9,355	8,887	95%	98%	-	100%	-	-	-	3	-	3	27	-	27	23	1	24	4	-	4	3	-	3	6	-	6	-	-	-	No
8 Rwenshande	Rural	15,926	4,029	25%	100%	-	100%	-	-	-	1	-	1	11	-	11	23	-	23	3	-	3	2	-	2	2	-	2	-	-	-	No
9 Kitura	Rural	21,200	20,140	95%	95%	-	67%	1	-	1	25	4	29	11	2	13	58	5	63	1	-	1	1	1	2	109	-	109	-	-	-	No
10 Rushere TC	Urban	19,947	NWSC	NWSC	-	100%	100%	-	-	-	1	-	1	17	-	17	62	-	62	3	-	3	9	-	9	16	-	16	35	78	25	Yes
11 Sanga	Rural	6,114	5,808	95%	95%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	3	12	24	-	24	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	-	20	3	-	-	No
12 Kinoni	Rural	18,488	NWSC	NWSC	100%	-	100%	-	-	-	5	-	5	25	-	25	129	-	129	9	-	9	2	-	2	7	-	7	-	-	-	Yes
13 Sanga TC	Urban	12,326	3,465	28%	-	83%	57%	-	-	-	1	-	1	4	6	10	33	2	35	-	-	-	4	3	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
14 AKAYANJA	Rural	7,104	2,895	41%	94%	-	56%	-	-	-	-	1	1	7	1	8	37	1	38	1	2	3	4	2	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
Total		204,676	120,145	59	92	93	90	1	0	1	55	12	67	209	33	242	798	57	855	55	4	59	50	8	58	292	16	308	227	159	68	No
District		204,676	120,145	59	92	93	90	1	0	1	55	12	67	209	33	242	798	57	855	55	4	59	50	8	58	292	16	308	227	159	68	No

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

Piped Water Supply Systems

Type of Scheme/GFS	Number of Schemes	Functionality of System			Type of Management					WB in place
Type of Scheme/GFS	Number of Schemes	Functional	Non-Functional	Partially Functional	Private Operator	WSC	Private/Individual	NWSC	Other	Yes	No
Groundwater based/Unknown	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Surface Water Based/GFS	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Unknown/Not GFS	13	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
Groundwater based/Not GFS	4	3	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	2	0
Total	21	9	0	1	0	4	0	3	0	2	0

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

59%

92%

53

99%

93%

Population Density (people/km2) and Population

Access to Safe Water

Access to Safe Water

Functionality of Point Water Sources

People served per technology

Reasons for non-functionality

Type of Management

Source of Funding

District Water Supply Summary

Piped Water Supply Systems

59^%

92^%

99^%

93^%

Population Density (people/km²) and Population