Arua District

by March 18, 2024

The access rates in Arua vary from 50 % in Dadamu Sub-County to 95 % in Vurra Sub-County. Arua has 1,659 domestic water points which serve a total of 432,332 people – 370,812 in rural areas. 212 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned. Arua has 4 piped schemes.

Access

77%

Rural Functionality

87%

Equity

51

Management

97%

Gender

73%

Population Density (people/km2) and Population

50 250 1,000 2,000
  100 500 1,500  
LGR Logiri 234
Logiri
Population 234
VRR Vurra 454
Vurra
Population 454
AHL Arua Hill 3,487
Arua Hill
Population 3,487
ROL River Oli 17,068
River Oli
Population 17,068
ADM Adumi 606
Adumi
Population 606
ARI Aroi 815
Aroi
Population 815
DDM Dadamu 1,532
Dadamu
Population 1,532
MNB Manibe 693
Manibe
Population 693
PJL Pajulu 1,266
Pajulu
Population 1,266
OLK Oluko 524
Oluko
Population 524
AJA Ajia 102
Ajia
Population 102
ARV Arivu 215
Arivu
Population 215
AYV Ayivuni 618
Ayivuni
Population 618

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 77 %
Rural Access 76 %
Urban Access 78 %

ADM Adumi 84 %
Adumi
Population Served 33,030
AHL Arua Hill NWSC
Arua Hill
Population Served NWSC
AJA Ajia 69 %
Ajia
Population Served 24,212
ARI Aroi 71 %
Aroi
Population Served 21,924
ARV Arivu 91 %
Arivu
Population Served 28,018
AYV Ayivuni 74 %
Ayivuni
Population Served 21,536
DDM Dadamu 50 %
Dadamu
Population Served 25,980
LGR Logiri 82 %
Logiri
Population Served 38,992
MNB Manibe 90 %
Manibe
Population Served 33,648
OLK Oluko 68 %
Oluko
Population Served 33,722
PJL Pajulu 73 %
Pajulu
Population Served 55,752
ROL River Oli NWSC
River Oli
Population Served NWSC
VRR Vurra 95 %
Vurra
Population Served 53,997

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 77 %
Rural Access 76 %
Urban Access 78 %

ADM Adumi 84 %
Adumi
Population Served 33,030
AHL Arua Hill NWSC
Arua Hill
Population Served NWSC
AJA Ajia 69 %
Ajia
Population Served 24,212
ARI Aroi 71 %
Aroi
Population Served 21,924
ARV Arivu 91 %
Arivu
Population Served 28,018
AYV Ayivuni 74 %
Ayivuni
Population Served 21,536
DDM Dadamu 50 %
Dadamu
Population Served 25,980
LGR Logiri 82 %
Logiri
Population Served 38,992
MNB Manibe 90 %
Manibe
Population Served 33,648
OLK Oluko 68 %
Oluko
Population Served 33,722
PJL Pajulu 73 %
Pajulu
Population Served 55,752
ROL River Oli NWSC
River Oli
Population Served NWSC
VRR Vurra 95 %
Vurra
Population Served 53,997

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 87 %
Urban Functionality Unknown

ADM Adumi 84 %
Adumi
Functional Sources 129
AHL Arua Hill NWSC
Arua Hill
Functional Sources Unknown
AJA Ajia 84 %
Ajia
Functional Sources 80
ARI Aroi 96 %
Aroi
Functional Sources 93
ARV Arivu 93 %
Arivu
Functional Sources 108
AYV Ayivuni 85 %
Ayivuni
Functional Sources 86
DDM Dadamu 79 %
Dadamu
Functional Sources 85
LGR Logiri 86 %
Logiri
Functional Sources 160
MNB Manibe 88 %
Manibe
Functional Sources 129
OLK Oluko 88 %
Oluko
Functional Sources 128
PJL Pajulu 83 %
Pajulu
Functional Sources 212
ROL River Oli NWSC
River Oli
Functional Sources Unknown
VRR Vurra 93 %
Vurra
Functional Sources 237

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
ARUA M.C                               
 1 Arua HillUrban23,614NWSCNWSC---------------------------Yes
 2 River OliUrban55,297NWSCNWSC---------------------------Yes
Total 78,91161,52078000000000000000000000000000No
AYIVU                               
 1 AdumiRural39,27733,03084%84%--1001411444824226145------------No
 2 AyivuniRural28,95421,53674%85%--6197033619-19336------------No
 3 OlukoRural49,36433,72268%88%--44115541567-679312------437---No
 4 ManibeRural37,37933,64890%88%--5916758-851152718------4-4---No
 5 DadamuRural52,44925,98050%79%--33154871843346235-------11---No
 6 PajuluRural76,89355,75273%83%--127261536286867411617-------33---No
 7 AroiRural31,09021,92471%96%--60-606-626127134------------No
Total 315,406225,59372860048491575381149298133113423570000008715000No
VURRA                               
 1 VurraRural56,83953,99795%93%--1631718012-12552577-7------------No
 2 LogiriRural47,82138,99282%86%--1072112813114223257-7------11-11---No
 3 AjiaRural34,88724,21269%84%--343374-44012522-2------------No
 4 ArivuRural30,85228,01891%93%--2753215-15462483-3------17118---No
Total 170,399145,2198590003314637744145163191821901900000028129000No
District 564,716432,3327787008151379528212944613249353237600000036844000No

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
Surface Water Based/GFS42020300010
Groundwater based/Not GFS10010100000
Groundwater based/Unknown22000200002
Unknown/Not GFS53000000000
Total127030600012

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