Oyam District

by September 29, 2023

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 316,463 people – 310,207 in rural areas. 213 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned. Oyam has 2 piped schemes.

Access

64%

Rural Functionality

82%

Equity

83

Management

97%

Gender

100%

Population Density (people/km2) and Population

50 250 1,000 2,000
  100 500 1,500  
ABK Abok 166
Abok
Population 166
ALK Aleka 304
Aleka
Population 304
KMD Kamdini 383
Kamdini
Population 383
ACB Acaba 214
Acaba
Population 214
LRO Loro 241
Loro
Population 241
NGI Ngai 208
Ngai
Population 208
MYN Myene 193
Myene
Population 193
MNK Minakulu 212
Minakulu
Population 212
OTW Otwal 245
Otwal
Population 245
ICM Iceme 236
Iceme
Population 236
OTC Oyam TC 323
Oyam TC
Population 323
ABR Aber 163
Aber
Population 163

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 64 %
Rural Access 65 %
Urban Access 41 %

ABK Abok 95 %
Abok
Population Served 21,386
ABR Aber 60 %
Aber
Population Served 26,000
ACB Acaba 67 %
Acaba
Population Served 24,330
ALK Aleka 69 %
Aleka
Population Served 26,200
ICM Iceme 73 %
Iceme
Population Served 43,916
KMD Kamdini 42 %
Kamdini
Population Served 22,156
LRO Loro 67 %
Loro
Population Served 47,410
MNK Minakulu 59 %
Minakulu
Population Served 28,706
MYN Myene 50 %
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 64 %
Rural Access 65 %
Urban Access 41 %

ABK Abok 95 %
Abok
Population Served 21,386
ABR Aber 60 %
Aber
Population Served 26,000
ACB Acaba 67 %
Acaba
Population Served 24,330
ALK Aleka 69 %
Aleka
Population Served 26,200
ICM Iceme 73 %
Iceme
Population Served 43,916
KMD Kamdini 42 %
Kamdini
Population Served 22,156
LRO Loro 67 %
Loro
Population Served 47,410
MNK Minakulu 59 %
Minakulu
Population Served 28,706
MYN Myene 50 %
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 92 %
Abok
Functional Sources 80
ABR Aber 92 %
Aber
Functional Sources 81
ACB Acaba 83 %
Acaba
Functional Sources 65
ALK Aleka 97 %
Aleka
Functional Sources 90
ICM Iceme 92 %
Iceme
Functional Sources 177
KMD Kamdini 95 %
Kamdini
Functional Sources 71
LRO Loro 92 %
Loro
Functional Sources 158
MNK Minakulu 76 %
Minakulu
Functional Sources 75
MYN Myene 93 %
Myene
Functional Sources 57
NGI Ngai 81 %
Ngai
Functional Sources 85
OTC Oyam TC 92 %
Oyam TC
Functional Sources 23
OTW Otwal 100 %
Otwal
Functional Sources 92

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 NgaiRural37,28129,20678%88%--322341962533942112-------22---No
 2 Oyam TCUrban15,1276,25641%-78%-2-25-514-14213-------11---No
 3 MyeneRural35,49517,61250%81%--10-102112224226213------------No
 4 AcabaRural36,20924,33067%91%--5-52362937340-44------------No
 5 LoroRural71,10847,41067%73%--9-96610767247610-10------1-1---No
 6 KamdiniRural52,52722,15642%85%--8-832335281292-2------1-1---No
 7 OtwalRural33,58923,28669%78%--25-2524-2436-366-6----111-1---No
 8 MinakuluRural48,95428,70659%79%--2122317421371754-11------------No
 9 AlekaRural38,11526,20069%79%--15-1534-3441344---------------No
 10 IcemeRural60,15043,91673%84%--73-7338341534578715------527---No
 11 AbokRural22,51221,38695%81%--251261922135338112------------No
 12 AberRural42,99926,00060%91%--2-21752262264------------134--No
Total 494,066316,4636482780183402232717434550160561337400000111121313400No
District 494,066316,4636482780183402232717434550160561337400000111121313400No

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