Yumbe District

by September 29, 2023

The access rates in Yumbe vary from 36 % in Kuru Sub-County to 61 % in Drajini Sub-County. Yumbe has 1,225 domestic water points which serve a total of 361,650 people – 334,068 in rural areas. 38 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned. Yumbe has 3 piped schemes.

Access

48%

Rural Functionality

97%

Equity

87

Management

99%

Gender

81%

Population Density (people/km2) and Population

50 250 1,000 2,000
  100 500 1,500  
KRW Kerwa 211
Kerwa
Population 211
KLL Kululu 383
Kululu
Population 383
KCH Kochi 223
Kochi
Population 223
ODR Odravu 400
Odravu
Population 400
APO Apo 714
Apo
Population 714
RMG Romogi 398
Romogi
Population 398
DRJ Drajini 485
Drajini
Population 485
KRU Kuru 1,182
Kuru
Population 1,182
YTC Yumbe TC 2,539
Yumbe TC
Population 2,539
LDN Lodonga 668
Lodonga
Population 668
ARW Ariwa 174
Ariwa
Population 174
KEI Kei 190
Kei
Population 190
MDG Midigo 151
Midigo
Population 151

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 48 %
Rural Access 48 %
Urban Access 51 %

APO Apo 48 %
Apo
Population Served 30,024
ARW Ariwa 41 %
Ariwa
Population Served 15,300
DRJ Drajini 61 %
Drajini
Population Served 29,518
KCH Kochi 47 %
Kochi
Population Served 30,518
KEI Kei 49 %
Kei
Population Served 34,580
KLL Kululu 41 %
Kululu
Population Served 23,712
KRU Kuru 36 %
Kuru
Population Served 22,712
KRW Kerwa 57 %
Kerwa
Population Served 28,800
LDN Lodonga 52 %
Lodonga
Population Served 26,418
MDG Midigo 41 %
Midigo
Population Served 23,156
ODR Odravu 58 %
Odravu
Population Served 38,106
RMG Romogi 44 %
Romogi
Population Served 31,224
YTC Yumbe TC 51 %
Yumbe TC
Population Served 27,582

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 48 %
Rural Access 48 %
Urban Access 51 %

APO Apo 48 %
Apo
Population Served 30,024
ARW Ariwa 41 %
Ariwa
Population Served 15,300
DRJ Drajini 61 %
Drajini
Population Served 29,518
KCH Kochi 47 %
Kochi
Population Served 30,518
KEI Kei 49 %
Kei
Population Served 34,580
KLL Kululu 41 %
Kululu
Population Served 23,712
KRU Kuru 36 %
Kuru
Population Served 22,712
KRW Kerwa 57 %
Kerwa
Population Served 28,800
LDN Lodonga 52 %
Lodonga
Population Served 26,418
MDG Midigo 41 %
Midigo
Population Served 23,156
ODR Odravu 58 %
Odravu
Population Served 38,106
RMG Romogi 44 %
Romogi
Population Served 31,224
YTC Yumbe TC 51 %
Yumbe TC
Population Served 27,582

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 97 %
Urban Functionality 99 %

APO Apo 83 %
Apo
Functional Sources 83
ARW Ariwa 85 %
Ariwa
Functional Sources 40
DRJ Drajini 91 %
Drajini
Functional Sources 58
KCH Kochi 99 %
Kochi
Functional Sources 92
KEI Kei 89 %
Kei
Functional Sources 78
KLL Kululu 95 %
Kululu
Functional Sources 69
KRU Kuru 88 %
Kuru
Functional Sources 60
KRW Kerwa 99 %
Kerwa
Functional Sources 67
LDN Lodonga 89 %
Lodonga
Functional Sources 67
MDG Midigo 94 %
Midigo
Functional Sources 50
ODR Odravu 96 %
Odravu
Functional Sources 88
RMG Romogi 97 %
Romogi
Functional Sources 90
YTC Yumbe TC 94 %
Yumbe TC
Functional Sources 59

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 KeiRural71,18034,58049%95%--3710821063-63314------1-1---No
 2 KululuRural57,50723,71241%96%-----72957158112------4-4---No
 3 Yumbe TCUrban54,15627,58251%-99%----24643-431-1------13-132871533No
 4 AriwaRural37,40015,30041%96%-----24638341---------------No
 5 KerwaRural50,26828,80057%99%-----51662-62---------------No
 6 MidigoRural56,97123,15641%100%--6-6628361371-1------1-1---No
 7 RomogiRural71,04631,22444%96%-----1311474175314------------No
 8 KuruRural63,53922,71236%100%--2241121347451------------14526No
 9 OdravuRural65,81838,10658%98%-----10111773801-1---------18--No
 10 DrajiniRural48,66029,51861%97%--6285-547148-33------------No
 11 ApoRural62,60130,02448%92%--21312102266369134------2-2---No
 12 LodongaRural50,67026,41852%96%--34761749150123------8-8---No
 13 KochiRural64,34330,51847%98%--1-110-10781793-3------------No
Total 754,159361,650489799036339113101231,00431,00752227000000290294501739No
District 754,159361,650489799036339113101231,00431,00752227000000290294501739No

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