Maracha District

by December 4, 2024

The access rates in Maracha vary from 29 % in Oleba Sub-County to 95 % in Nyadri Sub-County. Maracha has 934 domestic water points which serve a total of 188,260 people – 144,019 in rural areas. 210 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned. Maracha has 3 piped schemes.

Access

76%

Rural Functionality

78%

Equity

86

Management

88%

Gender

97%

Population Density (people/km2) and Population

50 250 1,000 2,000
  100 500 1,500  
AGAII T.C Unknown
AGAII T.C
Population 0
AJIRA Unknown
AJIRA
Population 0
ALIKUA Unknown
ALIKUA
Population 0
AWIZIRU Unknown
AWIZIRU
Population 0
DRAMBU Unknown
DRAMBU
Population 0
NYADRI SOUTH Unknown
NYADRI SOUTH
Population 0
OBIBA Unknown
OBIBA
Population 0
OKOKORO T.C Unknown
OKOKORO T.C
Population 0
OLEBA T.C Unknown
OLEBA T.C
Population 0
OVUJO T.C Unknown
OVUJO T.C
Population 0
PARANGA Unknown
PARANGA
Population 0
KJM Kijomoro 181
Kijomoro
Population 181
MTC Maracha TC 784
Maracha TC
Population 784
NYD Nyadri 458
Nyadri
Population 458
OLB Oleba 198
Oleba
Population 198
OLF Olufee 393
Olufee
Population 393
OLV Oluvu 172
Oluvu
Population 172
TRA Tara 346
Tara
Population 346
YVU Yivu 260
Yivu
Population 260

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 76 %
Rural Access 77 %
Urban Access 73 %

AGAII T.C 83 %
AGAII T.C
Population Served 8,418
AJIRA 83 %
AJIRA
Population Served 6,509
ALIKUA 87 %
ALIKUA
Population Served 13,618
AWIZIRU 95 %
AWIZIRU
Population Served 10,962
DRAMBU 95 %
DRAMBU
Population Served 6,878
NYADRI SOUTH 82 %
NYADRI SOUTH
Population Served 8,400
OBIBA 78 %
OBIBA
Population Served 13,736
OKOKORO T.C 79 %
OKOKORO T.C
Population Served 12,512
OLEBA T.C 32 %
OLEBA T.C
Population Served 4,718
OVUJO T.C 95 %
OVUJO T.C
Population Served 8,061
PARANGA 95 %
PARANGA
Population Served 4,084
KJM Kijomoro 71 %
Kijomoro
Population Served 9,012
MTC Maracha TC 95 %
Maracha TC
Population Served 10,533
NYD Nyadri 95 %
Nyadri
Population Served 14,508
OLB Oleba 29 %
Oleba
Population Served 4,812
OLF Olufee 69 %
Olufee
Population Served 15,824
OLV Oluvu 55 %
Oluvu
Population Served 6,512
TRA Tara 92 %
Tara
Population Served 13,718
YVU Yivu 86 %
Yivu
Population Served 15,445

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 76 %
Rural Access 77 %
Urban Access 73 %

AGAII T.C 83 %
AGAII T.C
Population Served 8,418
AJIRA 83 %
AJIRA
Population Served 6,509
ALIKUA 87 %
ALIKUA
Population Served 13,618
AWIZIRU 95 %
AWIZIRU
Population Served 10,962
DRAMBU 95 %
DRAMBU
Population Served 6,878
NYADRI SOUTH 82 %
NYADRI SOUTH
Population Served 8,400
OBIBA 78 %
OBIBA
Population Served 13,736
OKOKORO T.C 79 %
OKOKORO T.C
Population Served 12,512
OLEBA T.C 32 %
OLEBA T.C
Population Served 4,718
OVUJO T.C 95 %
OVUJO T.C
Population Served 8,061
PARANGA 95 %
PARANGA
Population Served 4,084
KJM Kijomoro 71 %
Kijomoro
Population Served 9,012
MTC Maracha TC 95 %
Maracha TC
Population Served 10,533
NYD Nyadri 95 %
Nyadri
Population Served 14,508
OLB Oleba 29 %
Oleba
Population Served 4,812
OLF Olufee 69 %
Olufee
Population Served 15,824
OLV Oluvu 55 %
Oluvu
Population Served 6,512
TRA Tara 92 %
Tara
Population Served 13,718
YVU Yivu 86 %
Yivu
Population Served 15,445

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 78 %
Urban Functionality 77 %

AGAII T.C 87 %
AGAII T.C
Functional Sources 34
AJIRA 81 %
AJIRA
Functional Sources 25
ALIKUA 80 %
ALIKUA
Functional Sources 43
AWIZIRU 88 %
AWIZIRU
Functional Sources 52
DRAMBU 67 %
DRAMBU
Functional Sources 22
NYADRI SOUTH 74 %
NYADRI SOUTH
Functional Sources 26
OBIBA 84 %
OBIBA
Functional Sources 54
OKOKORO T.C 82 %
OKOKORO T.C
Functional Sources 46
OLEBA T.C 80 %
OLEBA T.C
Functional Sources 16
OVUJO T.C 75 %
OVUJO T.C
Functional Sources 33
PARANGA 78 %
PARANGA
Functional Sources 25
KJM Kijomoro 73 %
Kijomoro
Functional Sources 27
MTC Maracha TC 71 %
Maracha TC
Functional Sources 69
NYD Nyadri 85 %
Nyadri
Functional Sources 76
OLB Oleba 67 %
Oleba
Functional Sources 14
OLF Olufee 60 %
Olufee
Functional Sources 43
OLV Oluvu 87 %
Oluvu
Functional Sources 26
TRA Tara 88 %
Tara
Functional Sources 46
YVU Yivu 68 %
Yivu
Functional Sources 47

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
MARACHA                               
 1 Maracha TCUrban11,08710,53395%-71%-111122325628145------4895749110No
 2 OLEBA T.C Urban14,7074,71832%-80%-1341-112-12213------------No
 3 KijomoroRural12,6709,01271%73%--1141552711213-22------------No
 4 AJIRA Rural7,8066,50983%81%--73103-3718-22------8-8---No
 5 AGAII T.CUrban10,1828,41883%-87%-213243-37293-3------------No
 6 OKOKORO T.CUrban15,83812,51279%-82%-325372-211415112------------No
 7 NyadriRural15,27214,50895%85%--3564172916420718------11-11---No
 8 NYADRI SOUTH Rural10,2958,40082%74%--165212-28412---------------No
 9 YivuRural17,98715,44586%68%--19102931421728448------------No
 10 OluvuRural11,8796,51255%87%--18119112617112------------No
 11 OBIBA Rural17,53513,73678%84%--3523791108311246------------No
 12 DRAMBU Rural7,2406,87895%67%--831121312416-33------------No
 13 OlebaRural16,6304,81229%67%--639213617-22------------No
 14 OVUJO T.CUrban8,4858,06195%-75%-176234-410212235---------202-16No
 15 OlufeeRural22,96515,82469%60%--24224621314519314------------No
 16 TaraRural14,93313,71892%88%--911061730232123------------No
 17 PARANGARural4,2994,08495%78%--95143-313215---------------No
 18 ALIKUARural15,61213,61887%80%--152173-324731123------------No
 19 AWIZIRURural11,53910,96295%88%--282303-3175224-4------------No
Total 246,961188,2607678770322974196413772395829732336500000067976251126No
District 246,961188,2607678770322974196413772395829732336500000067976251126No

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 GFS33000010010
Surface Water Based/GFS11000100010
Unknown/Not GFS11000000000
Total55000110020

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