Oyam District

by March 18, 2024

The access rates in Oyam vary from 41 % in Oyam TC Sub-County to 95 % in Abok Sub-County. Oyam has 1,182 domestic water points which serve a total of 316,668 people – 310,412 in rural areas. 213 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned. Oyam has 2 piped schemes.

Access

63%

Rural Functionality

82%

Equity

84

Management

97%

Gender

100%

Population Density (people/km2) and Population

50 250 1,000 2,000
  100 500 1,500  
ABK Abok 168
Abok
Population 168
ALK Aleka 307
Aleka
Population 307
KMD Kamdini 386
Kamdini
Population 386
ACB Acaba 216
Acaba
Population 216
LRO Loro 244
Loro
Population 244
NGI Ngai 210
Ngai
Population 210
MYN Myene 195
Myene
Population 195
MNK Minakulu 214
Minakulu
Population 214
OTW Otwal 247
Otwal
Population 247
ICM Iceme 238
Iceme
Population 238
OTC Oyam TC 326
Oyam TC
Population 326
ABR Aber 165
Aber
Population 165

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 63 %
Rural Access 64 %
Urban Access 41 %

ABK Abok 95 %
Abok
Population Served 21,590
ABR Aber 60 %
Aber
Population Served 26,000
ACB Acaba 67 %
Acaba
Population Served 24,330
ALK Aleka 68 %
Aleka
Population Served 26,200
ICM Iceme 72 %
Iceme
Population Served 43,916
KMD Kamdini 42 %
Kamdini
Population Served 22,156
LRO Loro 66 %
Loro
Population Served 47,410
MNK Minakulu 58 %
Minakulu
Population Served 28,706
MYN Myene 49 %
Myene
Population Served 17,612
NGI Ngai 78 %
Ngai
Population Served 29,206
OTC Oyam TC 41 %
Oyam TC
Population Served 6,256
OTW Otwal 69 %
Otwal
Population Served 23,286

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 63 %
Rural Access 64 %
Urban Access 41 %

ABK Abok 95 %
Abok
Population Served 21,590
ABR Aber 60 %
Aber
Population Served 26,000
ACB Acaba 67 %
Acaba
Population Served 24,330
ALK Aleka 68 %
Aleka
Population Served 26,200
ICM Iceme 72 %
Iceme
Population Served 43,916
KMD Kamdini 42 %
Kamdini
Population Served 22,156
LRO Loro 66 %
Loro
Population Served 47,410
MNK Minakulu 58 %
Minakulu
Population Served 28,706
MYN Myene 49 %
Myene
Population Served 17,612
NGI Ngai 78 %
Ngai
Population Served 29,206
OTC Oyam TC 41 %
Oyam TC
Population Served 6,256
OTW Otwal 69 %
Otwal
Population Served 23,286

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 82 %
Urban Functionality 78 %

ABK Abok 81 %
Abok
Functional Sources 72
ABR Aber 91 %
Aber
Functional Sources 79
ACB Acaba 91 %
Acaba
Functional Sources 79
ALK Aleka 79 %
Aleka
Functional Sources 73
ICM Iceme 84 %
Iceme
Functional Sources 154
KMD Kamdini 85 %
Kamdini
Functional Sources 66
LRO Loro 73 %
Loro
Functional Sources 124
MNK Minakulu 79 %
Minakulu
Functional Sources 82
MYN Myene 81 %
Myene
Functional Sources 52
NGI Ngai 88 %
Ngai
Functional Sources 98
OTC Oyam TC 78 %
Oyam TC
Functional Sources 18
OTW Otwal 78 %
Otwal
Functional Sources 72

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
OYAM                               
 1 NgaiRural37,63729,20678%88%--323352622838745-11------2-2---No
 2 Oyam TCUrban15,2716,25641%-78%-11231414115-11-------11---No
 3 MyeneRural35,83317,61249%81%--73101662229130-22------------No
 4 AcabaRural36,55524,33067%91%--3-32933246147145------------No
 5 LoroRural71,78647,41066%73%--5385022726812801910-------11---No
 6 KamdiniRural53,02822,15642%85%--5382873532133-11------1-1---No
 7 OtwalRural33,90923,28669%78%--195241932233639-66----111-1---No
 8 MinakuluRural49,42128,70658%79%--1842213619511162-11------------No
 9 AlekaRural38,47826,20068%79%--104142573238846---------------No
 10 IcemeRural60,72443,91672%84%--5911703153657360-1111------7-7---No
 11 AbokRural22,72621,59095%81%--233261762331738112------------No
 12 AberRural43,40926,00060%91%--1-11462064266------------134--No
Total 498,777316,6686382780183402232717434550160561337400000111121313400No
District 498,777316,6686382780183402232717434550160561337400000111121313400No

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
Unknown/Not GFS22000000000
Groundwater based/Not GFS98102600000
Total1110100600000

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