Kaabong District

by December 4, 2024

The access rates in Kaabong vary from 58 % in Lotim Sub-County to 95 % in Kaabong TC Sub-County. Kaabong has 426 domestic water points which serve a total of 92,829 people – 82,187 in rural areas. 87 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned. Kaabong has 1 piped schemes.

Access

88%

Rural Functionality

82%

Equity

86

Management

93%

Gender

96%

Population Density (people/km2) and Population

50 250 1,000 2,000
  100 500 1,500  
KTC Kaabong East 153
Kaabong East
Population 153
LTM Lotim Unknown
Lotim
Population 0
KKR Kakamar Unknown
Kakamar
Population 0
KTS Kathile South Unknown
Kathile South
Population 0
KWS Kaabong West 190
Kaabong West
Population 190
LDK Lodiko 16
Lodiko
Population 16
KTL Kaabong TC 865
Kaabong TC
Population 865
KLP Kalapata 57
Kalapata
Population 57
KTH Kathile 53
Kathile
Population 53
LYR Loyoro 3
Loyoro
Population 3
SDK Sidok 41
Sidok
Population 41
KMN Kamion 5
Kamion
Population 5

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 88 %
Rural Access 88 %
Urban Access 95 %

KKR Kakamar 89 %
Kakamar
Population Served 6,600
KLP Kalapata 95 %
Kalapata
Population Served 12,017
KMN Kamion 95 %
Kamion
Population Served 5,579
KTC Kaabong East 95 %
Kaabong East
Population Served 8,754
KTH Kathile 95 %
Kathile
Population Served 11,415
KTL Kaabong TC 95 %
Kaabong TC
Population Served 10,643
KTS Kathile South 95 %
Kathile South
Population Served 7,467
KWS Kaabong West 78 %
Kaabong West
Population Served 9,900
LDK Lodiko 93 %
Lodiko
Population Served 5,700
LTM Lotim 58 %
Lotim
Population Served 6,600
LYR Loyoro 95 %
Loyoro
Population Served 3,348
SDK Sidok 95 %
Sidok
Population Served 4,806

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 88 %
Rural Access 88 %
Urban Access 95 %

KKR Kakamar 89 %
Kakamar
Population Served 6,600
KLP Kalapata 95 %
Kalapata
Population Served 12,017
KMN Kamion 95 %
Kamion
Population Served 5,579
KTC Kaabong East 95 %
Kaabong East
Population Served 8,754
KTH Kathile 95 %
Kathile
Population Served 11,415
KTL Kaabong TC 95 %
Kaabong TC
Population Served 10,643
KTS Kathile South 95 %
Kathile South
Population Served 7,467
KWS Kaabong West 78 %
Kaabong West
Population Served 9,900
LDK Lodiko 93 %
Lodiko
Population Served 5,700
LTM Lotim 58 %
Lotim
Population Served 6,600
LYR Loyoro 95 %
Loyoro
Population Served 3,348
SDK Sidok 95 %
Sidok
Population Served 4,806

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 59 %

KKR Kakamar 91 %
Kakamar
Functional Sources 20
KLP Kalapata 81 %
Kalapata
Functional Sources 46
KMN Kamion 81 %
Kamion
Functional Sources 21
KTC Kaabong East 85 %
Kaabong East
Functional Sources 29
KTH Kathile 81 %
Kathile
Functional Sources 38
KTL Kaabong TC 59 %
Kaabong TC
Functional Sources 29
KTS Kathile South 94 %
Kathile South
Functional Sources 30
KWS Kaabong West 73 %
Kaabong West
Functional Sources 24
LDK Lodiko 89 %
Lodiko
Functional Sources 17
LTM Lotim 86 %
Lotim
Functional Sources 19
LYR Loyoro 76 %
Loyoro
Functional Sources 31
SDK Sidok 80 %
Sidok
Functional Sources 35

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
DODOTH                               
 1 SidokRural5,0594,80695%80%-100%---1-134943------1-1------No
 2 LotimRural11,3846,60058%86%--------19322---------------No
 3 Kaabong TCUrban11,20310,64395%-59%----9817191231---------1-11--No
 4 Kaabong EastRural9,2158,75495%85%--------29534---------------No
 5 Kaabong WestRural12,7399,90078%73%--------24933---------------No
 6 KalapataRural12,64912,01795%81%--------4411551-1------1-1---No
 7 Kathile SouthRural7,8607,46795%94%-100%1-1---29231---1-1---------No
 8 KamionRural5,8735,57995%81%--------21526---------------No
 9 LodikoRural6,1445,70093%89%--------17219---------------No
 10 KathileRural12,01611,41595%81%--------38947---------------No
 11 LoyoroRural3,5243,34895%76%------3331738---------------No
 12 KakamarRural7,4086,60089%91%-----1-119221---------------No
Total 105,07492,82988825910010111112232476400101101101202100No
District 105,07492,82988825910010111112232476400101101101202100No

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
Groundwater based/Unknown11000010000
Unknown/Not GFS44002000000
Total55000010000

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