Kitgum District
by May 15, 2025
The access rates in Kitgum vary from 65 % in Namokora Sub-County to 95 % in Central division Sub-County. Kitgum has 1,417 domestic water points which serve a total of 217,579 people – 201,931 in rural areas. 662 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned. Kitgum has 6 piped schemes.
Access
83%
Rural Functionality
51%
Equity
49
Management
92%
Gender
96%
Population Density (people/km2) and Population
| 50 | 250 | 1,000 | 2,000 | ||||
| 100 | 500 | 1,500 | |||||
LAK
Labongo Akwang
67
Labongo AkwangPopulation 67
Namokora TC
Unknown
Namokora TCPopulation 0
Pager Division
Unknown
Pager DivisionPopulation 0
LLY
Labongo Layamo
116
Labongo LayamoPopulation 116
Mucwini West
Unknown
Mucwini WestPopulation 0
Kitgum Matidi TC
Unknown
Kitgum Matidi TCPopulation 0
Labongo Amida West
Unknown
Labongo Amida WestPopulation 0
Mucwini East
Unknown
Mucwini EastPopulation 0
KMT
Kitgum Matidi
105
Kitgum MatidiPopulation 105
NMK
Namokora
43
NamokoraPopulation 43
Omiya Anyima West
Unknown
Omiya Anyima WestPopulation 0
ORM
Orom
8
OromPopulation 8
LGR
Lagoro
71
LagoroPopulation 71
MCW
Mucwini
20
MucwiniPopulation 20
Lalano
Unknown
LalanoPopulation 0
Kiteny
Unknown
KitenyPopulation 0
Orom East
Unknown
Orom EastPopulation 0
Namokora North
Unknown
Namokora NorthPopulation 0
LAM
Labongo Amida
41
Labongo AmidaPopulation 41
KTC
Central division
441
Central divisionPopulation 441
OAN
Omiya Anyima
78
Omiya AnyimaPopulation 78
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
83 %
Rural Access
89 %
Urban Access
45 %
Kiteny
95 %
KitenyPopulation Served 8,352
Namokora TC
NWSC
Namokora TCPopulation Served NWSC
Omiya Anyima West
95 %
Omiya Anyima WestPopulation Served 12,054
Lalano
95 %
LalanoPopulation Served 9,199
Namokora North
77 %
Namokora NorthPopulation Served 7,854
Mucwini West
95 %
Mucwini WestPopulation Served 8,247
Kitgum Matidi TC
95 %
Kitgum Matidi TCPopulation Served 6,555
Labongo Amida West
95 %
Labongo Amida WestPopulation Served 9,727
Mucwini East
95 %
Mucwini EastPopulation Served 6,979
Orom East
95 %
Orom EastPopulation Served 12,054
KMT
Kitgum Matidi
95 %
Kitgum MatidiPopulation Served 13,322
KTC
Central division
NWSC
Central divisionPopulation Served NWSC
LAK
Labongo Akwang
95 %
Labongo AkwangPopulation Served 17,234
LAM
Labongo Amida
95 %
Labongo AmidaPopulation Served 9,410
LGR
Lagoro
95 %
LagoroPopulation Served 17,234
LLY
Labongo Layamo
95 %
Labongo LayamoPopulation Served 12,794
MCW
Mucwini
95 %
MucwiniPopulation Served 10,362
NMK
Namokora
65 %
NamokoraPopulation Served 10,584
OAN
Omiya Anyima
68 %
Omiya AnyimaPopulation Served 16,650
ORM
Orom
95 %
OromPopulation Served 13,322
Pager Division
NWSC
Pager DivisionPopulation Served 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
83 %
Rural Access
89 %
Urban Access
45 %
Kiteny
95 %
KitenyPopulation Served 8,352
Namokora TC
NWSC
Namokora TCPopulation Served NWSC
Omiya Anyima West
95 %
Omiya Anyima WestPopulation Served 12,054
Lalano
95 %
LalanoPopulation Served 9,199
Namokora North
77 %
Namokora NorthPopulation Served 7,854
Mucwini West
95 %
Mucwini WestPopulation Served 8,247
Kitgum Matidi TC
95 %
Kitgum Matidi TCPopulation Served 6,555
Labongo Amida West
95 %
Labongo Amida WestPopulation Served 9,727
Mucwini East
95 %
Mucwini EastPopulation Served 6,979
Orom East
95 %
Orom EastPopulation Served 12,054
KMT
Kitgum Matidi
95 %
Kitgum MatidiPopulation Served 13,322
KTC
Central division
NWSC
Central divisionPopulation Served NWSC
LAK
Labongo Akwang
95 %
Labongo AkwangPopulation Served 17,234
LAM
Labongo Amida
95 %
Labongo AmidaPopulation Served 9,410
LGR
Lagoro
95 %
LagoroPopulation Served 17,234
LLY
Labongo Layamo
95 %
Labongo LayamoPopulation Served 12,794
MCW
Mucwini
95 %
MucwiniPopulation Served 10,362
NMK
Namokora
65 %
NamokoraPopulation Served 10,584
OAN
Omiya Anyima
68 %
Omiya AnyimaPopulation Served 16,650
ORM
Orom
95 %
OromPopulation Served 13,322
Pager Division
NWSC
Pager DivisionPopulation Served 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%.
Functionality of Point Water Sources
| 60 % | 80 % | |||
| 70 % | 90 % | |||
Rural Functionality
51 %
Urban Functionality
65 %
Kiteny
31 %
KitenyFunctional Sources NWSC
Namokora TC
NWSC
Namokora TCFunctional Sources NWSC
Omiya Anyima West
69 %
Omiya Anyima WestFunctional Sources NWSC
Lalano
36 %
LalanoFunctional Sources NWSC
Namokora North
46 %
Namokora NorthFunctional Sources NWSC
Mucwini West
81 %
Mucwini WestFunctional Sources NWSC
Kitgum Matidi TC
50 %
Kitgum Matidi TCFunctional Sources NWSC
Labongo Amida West
70 %
Labongo Amida WestFunctional Sources NWSC
Mucwini East
64 %
Mucwini EastFunctional Sources NWSC
Orom East
41 %
Orom EastFunctional Sources NWSC
KMT
Kitgum Matidi
54 %
Kitgum MatidiFunctional Sources NWSC
KTC
Central division
NWSC
Central divisionFunctional Sources NWSC
LAK
Labongo Akwang
54 %
Labongo AkwangFunctional Sources NWSC
LAM
Labongo Amida
54 %
Labongo AmidaFunctional Sources NWSC
LGR
Lagoro
22 %
LagoroFunctional Sources NWSC
LLY
Labongo Layamo
64 %
Labongo LayamoFunctional Sources NWSC
MCW
Mucwini
68 %
MucwiniFunctional Sources NWSC
NMK
Namokora
47 %
NamokoraFunctional Sources NWSC
OAN
Omiya Anyima
42 %
Omiya AnyimaFunctional Sources NWSC
ORM
Orom
38 %
OromFunctional Sources NWSC
Pager Division
NWSC
Pager DivisionFunctional Sources 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Chua East | ||||||||
| 1 Omiya Anyima West | Rural | 12,688 | 12,054 | 95% | 69% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 35 | 6 | 41 | 2 | 11 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | No |
| 2 Mucwini East | Rural | 7,346 | 6,979 | 95% | 64% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 26 | 8 | 34 | 1 | 7 | 8 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | No |
| 3 Namokora TC | Urban | 3,116 | NWSC | NWSC | - | 42% | 50% | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 10 | 21 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | Yes |
| 4 Kiteny | Rural | 8,792 | 8,352 | 95% | 31% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 25 | 41 | - | 11 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | No |
| 5 Namokora | Rural | 16,361 | 10,584 | 65% | 47% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | 15 | 35 | 3 | 11 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | No |
| 6 Mucwini West | Rural | 8,681 | 8,247 | 95% | 81% | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 32 | 7 | 39 | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | No |
| 7 Mucwini | Rural | 10,907 | 10,362 | 95% | 68% | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 51 | 6 | 57 | 1 | 16 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | No |
| 8 Orom East | Rural | 12,688 | 12,054 | 95% | 41% | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 28 | 53 | 1 | 8 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | No |
| 9 Orom | Rural | 14,023 | 13,322 | 95% | 38% | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 32 | 61 | - | 16 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | No |
| 10 Namokora North | Rural | 10,239 | 7,854 | 77% | 46% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 12 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | No |
| 11 Omiya Anyima | Rural | 24,374 | 16,650 | 68% | 42% | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 30 | 24 | 54 | 4 | 22 | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | No |
| Total | 129,215 | 109,417 | 85 | 51 | 42 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 289 | 173 | 462 | 18 | 118 | 136 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | No | Chua West |
| 1 Labongo Amida | Rural | 9,905 | 9,410 | 95% | 54% | - | 100% | - | - | - | - | - | - | 39 | 16 | 55 | - | 17 | 17 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | No |
| 2 Lagoro | Rural | 18,141 | 17,234 | 95% | 22% | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 21 | 52 | 73 | - | 21 | 21 | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | No |
| 3 Labongo Layamo | Rural | 13,467 | 12,794 | 95% | 64% | - | 100% | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 64 | 25 | 89 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | No |
| 4 Labongo Akwang | Rural | 18,141 | 17,234 | 95% | 54% | - | 100% | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 72 | 34 | 106 | - | 27 | 27 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | No |
| 5 Kitgum Matidi TC | Rural | 6,900 | 6,555 | 95% | 50% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | 17 | 42 | 1 | 9 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | No |
| 6 Kitgum Matidi | Rural | 14,023 | 13,322 | 95% | 54% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 46 | 20 | 66 | - | 19 | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | No |
| 7 Labongo Amida West | Rural | 10,239 | 9,727 | 95% | 70% | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 47 | 13 | 60 | - | 6 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | No |
| 8 Lalano | Rural | 9,683 | 9,199 | 95% | 36% | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | No |
| 9 Pager Division | Urban | 18,083 | NWSC | NWSC | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Yes |
| Total | 118,582 | 95,474 | 81 | 51 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 326 | 196 | 522 | 2 | 109 | 111 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | No | Kitgum MC |
| 1 Central division | Urban | 13,356 | NWSC | NWSC | - | 71% | - | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 95 | 22 | 117 | 12 | 18 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 511 | 168 | 244 | Yes |
| Total | 13,356 | 12,688 | 95 | 0 | 71 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 95 | 22 | 117 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 511 | 168 | 244 | No | |
| District | 261,153 | 217,579 | 83 | 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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