Nebbi District

by March 29, 2025

The access rates in Nebbi vary from 26 % in Alala Sub-County to 95 % in Kucwiny Sub-County. Nebbi has 916 domestic water points which serve a total of 212,320 people – 201,423 in rural areas. 230 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned. Nebbi has 2 piped schemes.

Access

69%

Rural Functionality

73%

Equity

181

Management

99%

Gender

88%

Population Density (people/km2) and Population

50 250 1,000 2,000
  100 500 1,500  
NDH Ndhew 397
Ndhew
Population 397
AKW Akworo 331
Akworo
Population 331
KCW Kucwiny 70
Kucwiny
Population 70
NBB Nebbi 306
Nebbi
Population 306
Alala Unknown
Alala
Population 0
PADWOT Unknown
PADWOT
Population 0
JUPANGIRA Unknown
JUPANGIRA
Population 0
PAROMBO T.C Unknown
PAROMBO T.C
Population 0
ACANA Unknown
ACANA
Population 0
ATG Atego 275
Atego
Population 275
ERS Erussi 518
Erussi
Population 518
NTC Nebbi M.C 212
Nebbi M.C
Population 212
NYR Nyaravur 245
Nyaravur
Population 245
PRM Parombo 175
Parombo
Population 175

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 69 %
Rural Access 68 %
Urban Access 95 %

PADWOT 45 %
PADWOT
Population Served 7,212
PAROMBO T.C 48 %
PAROMBO T.C
Population Served 9,012
JUPANGIRA 95 %
JUPANGIRA
Population Served 8,259
Alala 26 %
Alala
Population Served 3,600
AKW Akworo 67 %
Akworo
Population Served 22,230
ATG Atego 71 %
Atego
Population Served 9,312
ERS Erussi 80 %
Erussi
Population Served 36,404
KCW Kucwiny 95 %
Kucwiny
Population Served 18,583
NBB Nebbi 39 %
Nebbi
Population Served 15,030
NDH Ndhew 75 %
Ndhew
Population Served 20,424
NTC Nebbi M.C NWSC
Nebbi M.C
Population Served NWSC
NYR Nyaravur 91 %
Nyaravur
Population Served 24,633
PRM Parombo 68 %
Parombo
Population Served 13,518
ACANA 88 %
ACANA
Population Served 13,206

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 69 %
Rural Access 68 %
Urban Access 95 %

PADWOT 45 %
PADWOT
Population Served 7,212
PAROMBO T.C 48 %
PAROMBO T.C
Population Served 9,012
JUPANGIRA 95 %
JUPANGIRA
Population Served 8,259
Alala 26 %
Alala
Population Served 3,600
AKW Akworo 67 %
Akworo
Population Served 22,230
ATG Atego 71 %
Atego
Population Served 9,312
ERS Erussi 80 %
Erussi
Population Served 36,404
KCW Kucwiny 95 %
Kucwiny
Population Served 18,583
NBB Nebbi 39 %
Nebbi
Population Served 15,030
NDH Ndhew 75 %
Ndhew
Population Served 20,424
NTC Nebbi M.C NWSC
Nebbi M.C
Population Served NWSC
NYR Nyaravur 91 %
Nyaravur
Population Served 24,633
PRM Parombo 68 %
Parombo
Population Served 13,518
ACANA 88 %
ACANA
Population Served 13,206

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 73 %
Urban Functionality 91 %

PADWOT 77 %
PADWOT
Functional Sources 20
PAROMBO T.C 75 %
PAROMBO T.C
Functional Sources 24
JUPANGIRA 60 %
JUPANGIRA
Functional Sources 37
Alala 92 %
Alala
Functional Sources 11
AKW Akworo 77 %
Akworo
Functional Sources 61
ATG Atego 76 %
Atego
Functional Sources 26
ERS Erussi 70 %
Erussi
Functional Sources 121
KCW Kucwiny 75 %
Kucwiny
Functional Sources 71
NBB Nebbi 78 %
Nebbi
Functional Sources 43
NDH Ndhew 80 %
Ndhew
Functional Sources 70
NTC Nebbi M.C NWSC
Nebbi M.C
Functional Sources 73
NYR Nyaravur 67 %
Nyaravur
Functional Sources 59
PRM Parombo 75 %
Parombo
Functional Sources 36
ACANA 76 %
ACANA
Functional Sources 34

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
PADYERE                               
 1 AtegoRural13,0419,31271%76%--213---24529-22------------No
 2 ErussiRural45,76436,40480%70%--8335118461025530459------5-5---No
 3 ParomboRural19,80313,51868%75%-----11235843-33-11---------No
 4 PADWOTRural16,0607,21245%77%-50%------186242-2-111-1------No
 5 NyaravurRural26,92724,63391%67%-100%------5527824262-2---------No
 6 AkworoRural33,20622,23067%77%-100%---3-3581371-55---1-1------No
 7 Nebbi M.CUrban11,471NWSCNWSC-91%----718616672-2------3-3---Yes
 8 NebbiRural38,15715,03039%78%-----11240848235------------No
 9 JUPANGIRARural8,6948,25995%60%--19133253813720-22------------No
 10 NdhewRural27,41020,42475%80%--4534833621930134------------No
 11 PAROMBO T.CRural18,5959,01248%75%-----21322527-22------------No
 12 ACANA Rural15,08813,20688%76%-----2-2321042-11------------No
 13 KucwinyRural19,56118,58395%75%-100%------6220829413---2-2------No
 14 AlalaRural14,0073,60026%92%-100%----1111-11---1-1---------No
Total 307,784212,3206973917814952201281745477129606243256325404808000No
District 307,784212,3206973917814952201281745477129606243256325404808000No

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/Unknown22000200000
Unknown/Not GFS54000000000
Surface Water Based/Not GFS11000001010
Groundwater based/Not GFS11000000110
Total98000201120

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