Maracha District

by September 29, 2023

The access rates in Maracha vary from 63 % in Oleba Sub-County to 95 % in Nyadri Sub-County. Maracha has 911 domestic water points which serve a total of 188,855 people – 178,363 in rural areas. 309 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned. Maracha has 3 piped schemes.

Access

86%

Rural Functionality

66%

Equity

35

Management

92%

Gender

94%

Population Density (people/km2) and Population

50 250 1,000 2,000
  100 500 1,500  
KJM Kijomoro 509
Kijomoro
Population 509
NYD Nyadri 682
Nyadri
Population 682
OLB Oleba 453
Oleba
Population 453
OLF Olufee 479
Olufee
Population 479
OLV Oluvu 510
Oluvu
Population 510
TRA Tara 465
Tara
Population 465
YVU Yivu 434
Yivu
Population 434
MTC Maracha TC 781
Maracha TC
Population 781

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 86 %
Rural Access 85 %
Urban Access 95 %

KJM Kijomoro 93 %
Kijomoro
Population Served 33,248
MTC Maracha TC 95 %
Maracha TC
Population Served 10,492
NYD Nyadri 95 %
Nyadri
Population Served 21,627
OLB Oleba 63 %
Oleba
Population Served 23,848
OLF Olufee 89 %
Olufee
Population Served 24,954
OLV Oluvu 80 %
Oluvu
Population Served 28,366
TRA Tara 95 %
Tara
Population Served 19,057
YVU Yivu 91 %
Yivu
Population Served 27,263

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 86 %
Rural Access 85 %
Urban Access 95 %

KJM Kijomoro 93 %
Kijomoro
Population Served 33,248
MTC Maracha TC 95 %
Maracha TC
Population Served 10,492
NYD Nyadri 95 %
Nyadri
Population Served 21,627
OLB Oleba 63 %
Oleba
Population Served 23,848
OLF Olufee 89 %
Olufee
Population Served 24,954
OLV Oluvu 80 %
Oluvu
Population Served 28,366
TRA Tara 95 %
Tara
Population Served 19,057
YVU Yivu 91 %
Yivu
Population Served 27,263

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 66 %
Urban Functionality 71 %

KJM Kijomoro 85 %
Kijomoro
Functional Sources 125
MTC Maracha TC 76 %
Maracha TC
Functional Sources 77
NYD Nyadri 88 %
Nyadri
Functional Sources 113
OLB Oleba 86 %
Oleba
Functional Sources 96
OLF Olufee 82 %
Olufee
Functional Sources 97
OLV Oluvu 82 %
Oluvu
Functional Sources 112
TRA Tara 90 %
Tara
Functional Sources 73
YVU Yivu 81 %
Yivu
Functional Sources 97

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 TCUrban11,04410,49295%-71%-22123426617325------42186049110No
 2 KijomoroRural35,61333,24893%55%--7598481938947437------------No
 3 OlebaRural38,09223,84863%70%--374411011144751538------------No
 4 OlufeeRural27,94924,95489%63%--64771527229316410---------202-16No
 5 TaraRural20,06019,05795%81%--191209110326385-5------8-8---No
 6 NyadriRural22,76521,62795%74%--559641211327532819------11-11---No
 7 YivuRural29,97827,26391%63%--398477-74510556511------------No
 8 OluvuRural35,27528,36680%61%--73108312315189279211------------No
Total 220,776188,85586667102231964196413772284627420456500000067976251126No
District 220,776188,85586667102231964196413772284627420456500000067976251126No

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