Koboko District

by March 30, 2025

The access rates in Koboko vary from 40 % in ORABA T.C Sub-County to 95 % in Dranya Sub-County. Koboko has 743 domestic water points which serve a total of 192,785 people – 150,719 in rural areas. 204 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned. Koboko has 1 piped schemes.

Access

62%

Rural Functionality

72%

Equity

80

Management

82%

Gender

70%

Population Density (people/km2) and Population

50 250 1,000 2,000
  100 500 1,500  
KLB Kuluba 196
Kuluba
Population 196
LDR Ludara 166
Ludara
Population 166
KERI T.C Unknown
KERI T.C
Population 0
ORABA T.C Unknown
ORABA T.C
Population 0
NORTHERN DIV Unknown
NORTHERN DIV
Population 0
SOUTHERN DIV Unknown
SOUTHERN DIV
Population 0
WESTERN DIV Unknown
WESTERN DIV
Population 0
MDA Midia 466
Midia
Population 466
ABK Abuku 417
Abuku
Population 417
DRN Dranya 377
Dranya
Population 377
LBL Lobule 544
Lobule
Population 544

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 62 %
Rural Access 73 %
Urban Access 41 %

KERI T.C 78 %
KERI T.C
Population Served 6,112
ORABA T.C 40 %
ORABA T.C
Population Served 7,300
ABK Abuku 94 %
Abuku
Population Served 19,212
DRN Dranya 95 %
Dranya
Population Served 17,227
KLB Kuluba 47 %
Kuluba
Population Served 21,518
LBL Lobule 62 %
Lobule
Population Served 29,300
LDR Ludara 84 %
Ludara
Population Served 37,612
MDA Midia 85 %
Midia
Population Served 25,850
WESTERN DIV NWSC
WESTERN DIV
Population Served NWSC
SOUTHERN DIV NWSC
SOUTHERN DIV
Population Served NWSC
NORTHERN DIV NWSC
NORTHERN DIV
Population Served NWSC

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 62 %
Rural Access 73 %
Urban Access 41 %

KERI T.C 78 %
KERI T.C
Population Served 6,112
ORABA T.C 40 %
ORABA T.C
Population Served 7,300
ABK Abuku 94 %
Abuku
Population Served 19,212
DRN Dranya 95 %
Dranya
Population Served 17,227
KLB Kuluba 47 %
Kuluba
Population Served 21,518
LBL Lobule 62 %
Lobule
Population Served 29,300
LDR Ludara 84 %
Ludara
Population Served 37,612
MDA Midia 85 %
Midia
Population Served 25,850
WESTERN DIV NWSC
WESTERN DIV
Population Served NWSC
SOUTHERN DIV NWSC
SOUTHERN DIV
Population Served NWSC
NORTHERN DIV NWSC
NORTHERN DIV
Population Served NWSC

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 74 %

KERI T.C 56 %
KERI T.C
Functional Sources NWSC
ORABA T.C 52 %
ORABA T.C
Functional Sources NWSC
ABK Abuku 86 %
Abuku
Functional Sources NWSC
DRN Dranya 74 %
Dranya
Functional Sources NWSC
KLB Kuluba 78 %
Kuluba
Functional Sources NWSC
LBL Lobule 66 %
Lobule
Functional Sources NWSC
LDR Ludara 68 %
Ludara
Functional Sources NWSC
MDA Midia 71 %
Midia
Functional Sources NWSC
WESTERN DIV NWSC
WESTERN DIV
Functional Sources NWSC
SOUTHERN DIV NWSC
SOUTHERN DIV
Functional Sources NWSC
NORTHERN DIV NWSC
NORTHERN DIV
Functional Sources NWSC

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
KOBOKO                               
 1 KulubaRural45,39921,51847%78%--1210221221439443123------------No
 2 AbukuRural20,41719,21294%86%--18913114431442-2------------No
 3 MidiaRural30,56225,85085%71%--37215872931738----------11---No
 4 ORABA T.CUrban18,2617,30040%-52%-311143-39312---------------No
 5 LudaraRural44,63837,61284%68%--734412863461364-22------------No
 6 DranyaRural18,13417,22795%74%--1210228-829736---------------No
 7 LobuleRural47,42829,30062%66%--1621371021249352---------31518---No
 8 KERI T.CUrban7,8626,11278%-56%-3584-47411-22------------No
Total 232,701164,13171726001001282288514992803231236900000031619000No
KOBOKO M.C                               
 1 SOUTHERN DIVUrban30,996NWSCNWSC-85%-7411314161173-3------10111---Yes
 2 WESTERN DIVUrban16,658NWSCNWSC-70%-7613---7-7---------------Yes
 3 NORTHERN DIVUrban28,150NWSCNWSC-90%-121131-1173201-1------5-519895Yes
Total 75,80428,65438089017320404284324040000001511619895No
District 308,505192,7856272740117131248891410330836344761300000018173519895No

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
Groundwater based/Not GFS11001000010
Surface Water Based/GFS22000100000
Total33000100010

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