Yumbe District

by July 26, 2024

The access rates in Yumbe vary from 37 % in Kuru Sub-County to 63 % in Drajini Sub-County. Yumbe has 1,260 domestic water points which serve a total of 370,200 people – 329,100 in rural areas. 203 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned. Yumbe has 3 piped schemes.

Access

47%

Rural Functionality

84%

Equity

93

Management

99%

Gender

97%

Population Density (people/km2) and Population

50 250 1,000 2,000
  100 500 1,500  
KRW Kerwa 193
Kerwa
Population 193
KLL Kululu 381
Kululu
Population 381
KCH Kochi 221
Kochi
Population 221
ODR Odravu 397
Odravu
Population 397
APO Apo 710
Apo
Population 710
RMG Romogi 395
Romogi
Population 395
LODONGA TOWN COUNCIL Unknown
LODONGA TOWN COUNCIL
Population 0
Wandi Unknown
Wandi
Population 0
ARW Ariwa 173
Ariwa
Population 173
DRJ Drajini 482
Drajini
Population 482
KRU Kuru 1,175
Kuru
Population 1,175
LDN Lodonga 499
Lodonga
Population 499
YTC Yumbe TC 2,523
Yumbe TC
Population 2,523
KEI Kei 189
Kei
Population 189
MDG Midigo 150
Midigo
Population 150

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 47 %
Rural Access 47 %
Urban Access 48 %

Wandi 45 %
Wandi
Population Served 10,200
LODONGA TOWN COUNCIL NWSC
LODONGA TOWN COUNCIL
Population Served NWSC
APO Apo 52 %
Apo
Population Served 32,424
ARW Ariwa 43 %
Ariwa
Population Served 16,050
DRJ Drajini 63 %
Drajini
Population Served 30,268
KCH Kochi 49 %
Kochi
Population Served 31,568
KEI Kei 49 %
Kei
Population Served 34,880
KLL Kululu 41 %
Kululu
Population Served 23,712
KRU Kuru 37 %
Kuru
Population Served 23,462
KRW Kerwa 40 %
Kerwa
Population Served 18,600
LDN Lodonga 37 %
Lodonga
Population Served 14,100
MDG Midigo 42 %
Midigo
Population Served 24,056
ODR Odravu 58 %
Odravu
Population Served 38,106
RMG Romogi 45 %
Romogi
Population Served 31,674
YTC Yumbe TC 52 %
Yumbe TC
Population Served 28,182

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 47 %
Rural Access 47 %
Urban Access 48 %

Wandi 45 %
Wandi
Population Served 10,200
LODONGA TOWN COUNCIL NWSC
LODONGA TOWN COUNCIL
Population Served NWSC
APO Apo 52 %
Apo
Population Served 32,424
ARW Ariwa 43 %
Ariwa
Population Served 16,050
DRJ Drajini 63 %
Drajini
Population Served 30,268
KCH Kochi 49 %
Kochi
Population Served 31,568
KEI Kei 49 %
Kei
Population Served 34,880
KLL Kululu 41 %
Kululu
Population Served 23,712
KRU Kuru 37 %
Kuru
Population Served 23,462
KRW Kerwa 40 %
Kerwa
Population Served 18,600
LDN Lodonga 37 %
Lodonga
Population Served 14,100
MDG Midigo 42 %
Midigo
Population Served 24,056
ODR Odravu 58 %
Odravu
Population Served 38,106
RMG Romogi 45 %
Romogi
Population Served 31,674
YTC Yumbe TC 52 %
Yumbe TC
Population Served 28,182

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 84 %
Urban Functionality 84 %

Wandi 94 %
Wandi
Functional Sources 32
LODONGA TOWN COUNCIL NWSC
LODONGA TOWN COUNCIL
Functional Sources 40
APO Apo 78 %
Apo
Functional Sources 91
ARW Ariwa 81 %
Ariwa
Functional Sources 44
DRJ Drajini 83 %
Drajini
Functional Sources 90
KCH Kochi 88 %
Kochi
Functional Sources 96
KEI Kei 79 %
Kei
Functional Sources 99
KLL Kululu 77 %
Kululu
Functional Sources 64
KRU Kuru 90 %
Kuru
Functional Sources 70
KRW Kerwa 95 %
Kerwa
Functional Sources 59
LDN Lodonga 85 %
Lodonga
Functional Sources 41
MDG Midigo 76 %
Midigo
Functional Sources 64
ODR Odravu 87 %
Odravu
Functional Sources 111
RMG Romogi 86 %
Romogi
Functional Sources 95
YTC Yumbe TC 88 %
Yumbe TC
Functional Sources 61

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
ARINGA                               
 1 KeiRural70,73434,88049%79%---1010281096399-55------1-1---No
 2 WandiRural22,91210,20045%94%-----22430-30---------------No
 3 KululuRural57,14723,71241%77%-----279571168112------4-4---No
 4 Yumbe TCUrban53,81728,18252%-88%----42646349-11------112132871533No
 5 LODONGA TOWN COUNCILUrban31,437NWSCNWSC-78%--3312331334-33------8-8---Yes
 6 AriwaRural37,16516,05043%81%-----42639847---------1-1---No
 7 KerwaRural45,95718,60040%95%-----11258260---------------No
 8 MidigoRural56,61424,05642%76%--16726860767-11------1-1---No
 9 RomogiRural70,60131,67445%86%-----941385792-44------1-1---No
 10 KuruRural63,14123,46237%90%--134941359160---------1-114526No
 11 OdravuRural65,40638,10658%87%-----5712105101151-1---------18--No
 12 DrajiniRural48,35530,26863%83%---8823585489-33------3-3---No
 13 ApoRural62,20932,42452%78%--1236121875984224------718---No
 14 LodongaRural37,83214,10037%85%---3322439241---------------No
 15 KochiRural63,94131,56849%88%---11731087794123------1-1---No
Total 787,268370,2004784840336395865123952771,02952227000000393424501739No
District 787,268370,2004784840336395865123952771,02952227000000393424501739No

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/Unknown33001200000
Groundwater based/Not GFS33001100110
Unknown/Not GFS11000000000
Total77000300110

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