Oyam District

by December 4, 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 316,581 people – 270,595 in rural areas. 213 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned. Oyam has 2 piped schemes.

Access

59%

Rural Functionality

82%

Equity

104

Management

97%

Gender

100%

Population Density (people/km2) and Population

50 250 1,000 2,000
  100 500 1,500  
ABK Abok 167
Abok
Population 167
ALK Aleka 305
Aleka
Population 305
KMD Kamdini 282
Kamdini
Population 282
NGI Ngai 209
Ngai
Population 209
ACB Acaba 215
Acaba
Population 215
LRO Loro 224
Loro
Population 224
MYN Myene 194
Myene
Population 194
MNK Minakulu 93
Minakulu
Population 93
ICM Iceme 158
Iceme
Population 158
OTC Oyam TC 325
Oyam TC
Population 325
ABR Aber 164
Aber
Population 164
Iceme TC Unknown
Iceme TC
Population 0
Kamdini TC Unknown
Kamdini TC
Population 0
Loro TC Unknown
Loro TC
Population 0
OTW Otwal 246
Otwal
Population 246
Minakulu TC Unknown
Minakulu TC
Population 0

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 59 %
Rural Access 65 %
Urban Access 38 %

Kamdini TC NWSC
Kamdini TC
Population Served NWSC
Loro TC NWSC
Loro TC
Population Served NWSC
Iceme TC NWSC
Iceme TC
Population Served NWSC
ABK Abok 95 %
Abok
Population Served 21,502
ABR Aber 60 %
Aber
Population Served 25,800
ACB Acaba 67 %
Acaba
Population Served 24,330
ALK Aleka 69 %
Aleka
Population Served 26,500
ICM Iceme 92 %
Iceme
Population Served 36,998
KMD Kamdini 42 %
Kamdini
Population Served 16,306
LRO Loro 59 %
Loro
Population Served 38,948
MNK Minakulu 49 %
Minakulu
Population Served 10,406
MYN Myene 49 %
Myene
Population Served 17,612
NGI Ngai 77 %
Ngai
Population Served 28,906
OTC Oyam TC 41 %
Oyam TC
Population Served 6,256
OTW Otwal 69 %
Otwal
Population Served 23,286
Minakulu TC NWSC
Minakulu TC
Population 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 59 %
Rural Access 65 %
Urban Access 38 %

Kamdini TC NWSC
Kamdini TC
Population Served NWSC
Loro TC NWSC
Loro TC
Population Served NWSC
Iceme TC NWSC
Iceme TC
Population Served NWSC
ABK Abok 95 %
Abok
Population Served 21,502
ABR Aber 60 %
Aber
Population Served 25,800
ACB Acaba 67 %
Acaba
Population Served 24,330
ALK Aleka 69 %
Aleka
Population Served 26,500
ICM Iceme 92 %
Iceme
Population Served 36,998
KMD Kamdini 42 %
Kamdini
Population Served 16,306
LRO Loro 59 %
Loro
Population Served 38,948
MNK Minakulu 49 %
Minakulu
Population Served 10,406
MYN Myene 49 %
Myene
Population Served 17,612
NGI Ngai 77 %
Ngai
Population Served 28,906
OTC Oyam TC 41 %
Oyam TC
Population Served 6,256
OTW Otwal 69 %
Otwal
Population Served 23,286
Minakulu TC NWSC
Minakulu TC
Population 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 82 %
Urban Functionality 80 %

Kamdini TC NWSC
Kamdini TC
Functional Sources NWSC
Loro TC NWSC
Loro TC
Functional Sources NWSC
Iceme TC NWSC
Iceme TC
Functional Sources NWSC
ABK Abok 81 %
Abok
Functional Sources NWSC
ABR Aber 91 %
Aber
Functional Sources NWSC
ACB Acaba 91 %
Acaba
Functional Sources NWSC
ALK Aleka 80 %
Aleka
Functional Sources NWSC
ICM Iceme 86 %
Iceme
Functional Sources NWSC
KMD Kamdini 82 %
Kamdini
Functional Sources NWSC
LRO Loro 72 %
Loro
Functional Sources NWSC
MNK Minakulu 71 %
Minakulu
Functional Sources NWSC
MYN Myene 81 %
Myene
Functional Sources NWSC
NGI Ngai 88 %
Ngai
Functional Sources NWSC
OTC Oyam TC 78 %
Oyam TC
Functional Sources NWSC
OTW Otwal 78 %
Otwal
Functional Sources NWSC
Minakulu TC NWSC
Minakulu TC
Functional 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-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 Oyam TCUrban15,2096,25641%-78%-11231414115-11-------11---No
 2 AcabaRural36,40624,33067%91%--3-32933246147145------------No
 3 LoroRural65,86738,94859%72%--527381856571269178------------No
 4 Loro TCUrban18,922NWSCNWSC-74%--111241611-11-22-------11---Yes
 5 Minakulu TCUrban31,612NWSCNWSC-83%-13215931233639---------------Yes
 6 OtwalRural33,77223,28669%78%--195241932233639-66----111-1---No
 7 MinakuluRural21,43710,40649%71%--52743718523-11------------No
 8 IcemeRural40,35836,99892%86%--529612622851354-88------1-1---No
 9 NgaiRural37,48428,90677%88%--323352522738745-11------2-2---No
 10 MyeneRural35,68817,61249%81%--73101662229130-22------------No
 11 KamdiniRural38,68216,30642%82%--4151872525126-11------------No
 12 Kamdini TCUrban23,951NWSCNWSC-91%-22410-107-7---------1-1134--Yes
 13 AlekaRural38,32226,50069%80%--104142673338846---------------No
 14 Iceme TCUrban31,017NWSCNWSC-75%-7295386-6-33------6-6---Yes
 15 AbokRural22,63421,50295%81%--233261762331738112------------No
 16 AberRural43,23225,80060%91%-----1462064266---------------No
Total 534,593316,5815982800183402232717434550160561337400000111121313400No
District 534,593316,5815982800183402232717434550160561337400000111121313400No

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