Lira District

by February 13, 2025

The access rates in Lira vary from 87 % in Amach Sub-County to 95 % in Adekokwok Sub-County. Lira has 1,694 domestic water points which serve a total of 370,763 people – 370,763 in rural areas. 226 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned. Lira has 4 piped schemes.

Access

94%

Rural Functionality

87%

Equity

19

Management

95%

Gender

90%

Population Density (people/km2) and Population

50 250 1,000 2,000
  100 500 1,500  
ARM Aromo 242
Aromo
Population 242
OGR Ogur 308
Ogur
Population 308
AGL Agali 241
Agali
Population 241
BRR Barr 234
Barr
Population 234
LRA Lira 607
Lira
Population 607
AMC Amach 263
Amach
Population 263
ADK Adekokwok 572
Adekokwok
Population 572
AGW Agweng 268
Agweng
Population 268
NGT Ngetta 433
Ngetta
Population 433

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 94 %
Rural Access 94 %
Urban Access Unknown

ADK Adekokwok 95 %
Adekokwok
Population Served 48,672
AGL Agali 95 %
Agali
Population Served 30,083
AGW Agweng 95 %
Agweng
Population Served 34,702
AMC Amach 87 %
Amach
Population Served 38,618
ARM Aromo NWSC
Aromo
Population Served NWSC
BRR Barr 95 %
Barr
Population Served 53,179
LRA Lira 95 %
Lira
Population Served 43,039
NGT Ngetta 95 %
Ngetta
Population Served 39,547
OGR Ogur 95 %
Ogur
Population Served 43,602

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 94 %
Rural Access 94 %
Urban Access Unknown

ADK Adekokwok 95 %
Adekokwok
Population Served 48,672
AGL Agali 95 %
Agali
Population Served 30,083
AGW Agweng 95 %
Agweng
Population Served 34,702
AMC Amach 87 %
Amach
Population Served 38,618
ARM Aromo NWSC
Aromo
Population Served NWSC
BRR Barr 95 %
Barr
Population Served 53,179
LRA Lira 95 %
Lira
Population Served 43,039
NGT Ngetta 95 %
Ngetta
Population Served 39,547
OGR Ogur 95 %
Ogur
Population Served 43,602

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 87 %
Urban Functionality Unknown

ADK Adekokwok 91 %
Adekokwok
Functional Sources 193
AGL Agali 90 %
Agali
Functional Sources 126
AGW Agweng 88 %
Agweng
Functional Sources 161
AMC Amach 79 %
Amach
Functional Sources 118
ARM Aromo NWSC
Aromo
Functional Sources 138
BRR Barr 82 %
Barr
Functional Sources 216
LRA Lira 88 %
Lira
Functional Sources 169
NGT Ngetta 90 %
Ngetta
Functional Sources 168
OGR Ogur 87 %
Ogur
Functional Sources 179

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
ERUTE                               
 1 AromoRural41,391NWSCNWSC84%--3754247146154862---------------Yes
 2 AgwengRural36,52834,70295%88%--6146533336568648412------325---No
 3 NgettaRural41,62839,54795%90%--6456947451511525712------112---No
 4 AmachRural44,47438,61887%79%--42105226834481260224------------No
 5 BarrRural55,97853,17995%82%-25%9522117577646166711314134---2-27-1No
 6 AgaliRural31,66630,08395%90%--4274947552332354-4------------No
 7 AdekokwokRural51,23448,67295%91%--7817954660475529211-11---549---No
 8 LiraRural45,30443,03995%88%--3934283109343548314------134---No
 9 OgurRural45,89743,60295%87%--80109039125142345819------10-103--No
Total 394,100370,76394870205386760543369502435504854030701450002210321001No
District 394,100370,76394870205386760543369502435504854030701450002210321001No

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 GFS41100000000
Surface Water Based/Not GFS10000001000
Groundwater based/Not GFS92700800000
Total143800801000

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