Kitgum District

by November 20, 2024

The access rates in Kitgum vary from 65 % in Namokora Sub-County to 95 % in Kitgum TC Sub-County. Kitgum has 1,417 domestic water points which serve a total of 213,477 people – 199,317 in rural areas. 662 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned. Kitgum has 6 piped schemes.

Access

90^%

Rural Functionality

51^%

Equity

47

Management

92^%

Gender

96^%

Population Density (people/km²) and Population

50		250		1,000		2,000

	100		500		1,500

LAK Labongo Akwang 66

LAM Labongo Amida 41

LLY Labongo Layamo 116

Kitgum Matidi TC Unknown

Labongo Amida West Unknown

Mucwini West Unknown

Mucwini East Unknown

KMT Kitgum Matidi 105

NMK Namokora 43

OAN Omiya Anyima 78

Omiya Anyima West Unknown

ORM Orom 8

LGR Lagoro 71

MCW Mucwini 20

Lalano Unknown

Kiteny Unknown

Orom East Unknown

KTC Kitgum TC 399

Namokora North Unknown

Namokora TC Unknown

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 90 %

Rural Access 89 %

Urban Access 95 %

Omiya Anyima West 95 %

Mucwini West 95 %

Mucwini East 95 %

Lalano 95 %

Kitgum Matidi TC 95 %

Labongo Amida West 95 %

KMT Kitgum Matidi 95 %

KTC Kitgum TC NWSC

LAK Labongo Akwang 95 %

LAM Labongo Amida 95 %

LGR Lagoro 95 %

LLY Labongo Layamo 95 %

MCW Mucwini 95 %

NMK Namokora 65 %

OAN Omiya Anyima 69 %

ORM Orom 95 %

Kiteny 95 %

Orom East 95 %

Namokora North 84 %

Namokora TC NWSC

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 90 %

Rural Access 89 %

Urban Access 95 %

Omiya Anyima West 95 %

Mucwini West 95 %

Mucwini East 95 %

Lalano 95 %

Kitgum Matidi TC 95 %

Labongo Amida West 95 %

KMT Kitgum Matidi 95 %

KTC Kitgum TC NWSC

LAK Labongo Akwang 95 %

LAM Labongo Amida 95 %

LGR Lagoro 95 %

LLY Labongo Layamo 95 %

MCW Mucwini 95 %

NMK Namokora 65 %

OAN Omiya Anyima 69 %

ORM Orom 95 %

Kiteny 95 %

Orom East 95 %

Namokora North 84 %

Namokora TC NWSC

Functionality of Point Water Sources

60 %		80 %

	70 %		90 %

Rural Functionality 51 %

Urban Functionality 65 %

Omiya Anyima West 69 %

Mucwini West 81 %

Mucwini East 64 %

Lalano 36 %

Kitgum Matidi TC 50 %

Labongo Amida West 70 %

KMT Kitgum Matidi 54 %

KTC Kitgum TC NWSC

LAK Labongo Akwang 54 %

LAM Labongo Amida 54 %

LGR Lagoro 22 %

LLY Labongo Layamo 64 %

MCW Mucwini 68 %

NMK Namokora 47 %

OAN Omiya Anyima 42 %

ORM Orom 38 %

Kiteny 31 %

Orom East 41 %

Namokora North 46 %

Namokora TC NWSC

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-County	Urban/ Rural	Population	Population Served	Access	Functionality			Point Water Sources																					Piped Water Systems
					Functionality			Protected springs			Shallow wells			Deep boreholes			Rainwater harvesting tanks			Dams			Valley tanks			PSP/Kiosk, Tap stands			YT	HH	IC	NWSC
					R	U	WfP	F	NF	Tot	F	NF	Tot	F	NF	Tot	F	NF	Tot	F	NF	Tot	F	NF	Tot	F	NF	Tot	YT	HH	IC	NWSC
Chua
1 Omiya Anyima West	Rural	12,616	11,985	95%	69%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	35	6	41	2	11	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
2 Labongo Amida	Rural	9,850	9,358	95%	54%	-	100%	-	-	-	-	-	-	39	16	55	-	17	17	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
3 Kitgum TC	Urban	12,063	NWSC	NWSC	-	71%	-	2	2	4	2	4	6	95	22	117	12	18	30	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	511	168	244	Yes
4 Lagoro	Rural	18,039	17,137	95%	22%	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	21	52	73	-	21	21	-	2	2	-	-	-	1	2	3	-	-	-	No
5 Labongo Layamo	Rural	13,391	12,721	95%	64%	-	100%	-	-	-	-	1	1	64	25	89	1	10	11	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
6 Mucwini East	Rural	7,304	6,939	95%	64%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	26	8	34	1	7	8	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
7 Namokora TC	Urban	2,843	NWSC	NWSC	-	42%	50%	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	10	21	1	9	10	1	1	2	-	-	-	3	2	5	-	-	-	Yes
8 Kiteny	Rural	8,021	7,620	95%	31%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	25	41	-	11	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
9 Namokora	Rural	16,268	10,584	65%	47%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	15	35	3	11	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
10 Labongo Akwang	Rural	18,039	17,137	95%	54%	-	100%	-	-	-	2	1	3	72	34	106	-	27	27	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	No
11 Mucwini West	Rural	8,632	8,200	95%	81%	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	32	7	39	3	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
12 Kitgum Matidi TC	Rural	6,862	6,519	95%	50%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	25	17	42	1	9	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
13 Mucwini	Rural	10,846	10,304	95%	68%	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	51	6	57	1	16	17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
14 Orom East	Rural	11,574	10,995	95%	41%	-	-	-	-	-	1	3	4	25	28	53	1	8	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
15 Orom	Rural	13,944	13,247	95%	38%	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	2	29	32	61	-	16	16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
16 Kitgum Matidi	Rural	13,944	13,247	95%	54%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	46	20	66	-	19	19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
17 Labongo Amida West	Rural	10,182	9,673	95%	70%	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	47	13	60	-	6	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
18 Namokora North	Rural	9,341	7,854	84%	46%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	12	26	2	7	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
19 Lalano	Rural	9,628	9,147	95%	36%	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	12	19	31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
20 Omiya Anyima	Rural	24,237	16,650	69%	42%	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	30	24	54	4	22	26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
Total		237,624	213,477	90	51	65	50	2	2	4	6	19	25	710	391	1,101	32	245	277	4	4	8	0	0	0	5	5	10	511	168	244	No
District		237,624	213,477	90	51	65	50	2	2	4	6	19	25	710	391	1,101	32	245	277	4	4	8	0	0	0	5	5	10	511	168	244	No

F = Functional; NF = Non-Functional; Tot = Total; YT = Yard Tap; HH = Household Connections; IC = Institutional Connections

Piped Water Supply Systems

Type of Scheme/GFS	Number of Schemes	Functionality of System			Type of Management					WB in place
Type of Scheme/GFS	Number of Schemes	Functional	Non-Functional	Partially Functional	Private Operator	WSC	Private/Individual	NWSC	Other	Yes	No
Unknown/Not GFS	6	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Surface Water Based/Not GFS	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Groundwater based/Not GFS	7	3	3	1	0	1	0	1	2	2	0
Unknown/GFS	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	15	6	8	1	0	1	0	1	2	2	0

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

90%

51%

47

92%

96%

Population Density (people/km2) and Population

Access to Safe Water

Access to Safe Water

Functionality of Point Water Sources

People served per technology

Reasons for non-functionality

Type of Management

Source of Funding

District Water Supply Summary

Piped Water Supply Systems

90^%

51^%

92^%

96^%

Population Density (people/km²) and Population