Arua District
by May 15, 2025
The access rates in Arua vary from 48 % in Dadamu Sub-County to 95 % in Vurra Sub-County. Arua has 1,673 domestic water points which serve a total of 436,841 people – 375,321 in rural areas. 212 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned. Arua has 4 piped schemes.
Access
75%
Rural Functionality
87%
Equity
52
Management
97%
Gender
73%
Population Density (people/km2) and Population
| 50 | 250 | 1,000 | 2,000 | ||||
| 100 | 500 | 1,500 | |||||
Population 240
Population 467
Population 3,584
Population 539
Population 105
Population 221
Population 17,546
Population 623
Population 838
Population 1,575
Population 713
Population 1,301
Population 635
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 % | |||
Population Served 33,030
Population Served NWSC
Population Served 25,112
Population Served 21,924
Population Served 29,218
Population Served 21,536
Population Served 25,980
Population Served 39,892
Population Served 33,648
Population Served 33,722
Population Served 55,752
Population Served NWSC
Population Served 55,508
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 % | |||
Population Served 33,030
Population Served NWSC
Population Served 25,112
Population Served 21,924
Population Served 29,218
Population Served 21,536
Population Served 25,980
Population Served 39,892
Population Served 33,648
Population Served 33,722
Population Served 55,752
Population Served NWSC
Population Served 55,508
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 % | |||
Functional Sources 129
Functional Sources Unknown
Functional Sources 83
Functional Sources 93
Functional Sources 112
Functional Sources 86
Functional Sources 85
Functional Sources 163
Functional Sources 129
Functional Sources 128
Functional Sources 212
Functional Sources Unknown
Functional Sources 241
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ARUA M.C | ||||||||
| 1 Arua Hill | Urban | 24,274 | NWSC | NWSC | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Yes |
| 2 River Oli | Urban | 56,843 | NWSC | NWSC | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Yes |
| Total | 81,117 | 61,520 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | No | AYIVU |
| 1 Aroi | Rural | 31,959 | 21,924 | 69% | 96% | - | - | 60 | - | 60 | 6 | - | 6 | 26 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | No |
| 2 Adumi | Rural | 40,376 | 33,030 | 82% | 84% | - | - | 100 | 14 | 114 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | No |
| 3 Ayivuni | Rural | 29,763 | 21,536 | 72% | 85% | - | - | 61 | 9 | 70 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 | - | 19 | 3 | 3 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | No |
| 4 Oluko | Rural | 50,744 | 33,722 | 66% | 88% | - | - | 44 | 11 | 55 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 67 | - | 67 | 9 | 3 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | 7 | - | - | - | No |
| 5 Manibe | Rural | 38,424 | 33,648 | 88% | 88% | - | - | 59 | 16 | 75 | 8 | - | 8 | 51 | 1 | 52 | 7 | 1 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - | No |
| 6 Dadamu | Rural | 53,916 | 25,980 | 48% | 79% | - | - | 33 | 15 | 48 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 43 | 3 | 46 | 2 | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | No |
| 7 Pajulu | Rural | 79,044 | 55,752 | 71% | 83% | - | - | 127 | 26 | 153 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 68 | 6 | 74 | 11 | 6 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | No |
| Total | 324,226 | 225,592 | 70 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 484 | 91 | 575 | 38 | 11 | 49 | 298 | 13 | 311 | 34 | 23 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | No | VURRA |
| 1 Vurra | Rural | 58,429 | 55,508 | 95% | 93% | - | - | 163 | 17 | 180 | 12 | - | 12 | 59 | 2 | 61 | 7 | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | No |
| 2 Logiri | Rural | 49,158 | 39,892 | 81% | 87% | - | - | 107 | 21 | 128 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 25 | 3 | 28 | 7 | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | - | 11 | - | - | - | No |
| 3 Ajia | Rural | 35,862 | 25,112 | 70% | 85% | - | - | 34 | 3 | 37 | 4 | - | 4 | 43 | 12 | 55 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | No |
| 4 Arivu | Rural | 31,715 | 29,218 | 92% | 93% | - | - | 27 | 5 | 32 | 15 | - | 15 | 50 | 2 | 52 | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | 1 | 18 | - | - | - | No |
| Total | 175,164 | 149,729 | 85 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 331 | 46 | 377 | 44 | 1 | 45 | 177 | 19 | 196 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | No | |
| District | 580,507 | 436,841 | 75 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 815 | 137 | 952 | 82 | 12 | 94 | 475 | 32 | 507 | 53 | 23 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 8 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Functional | Non-Functional | Partially Functional | Private Operator | WSC | Private/Individual | NWSC | Other | Yes | No | ||
| Surface Water Based/GFS | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Groundwater based/Not GFS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Groundwater based/Unknown | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Unknown/Not GFS | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 12 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
GFS = Gravity Flow Scheme; WB = Water Board; WSC = Water Source Committee