Bugiri District

by September 29, 2023

The access rates in Bugiri vary from 54 % in Kapyanga Sub-County to 95 % in Muterere Sub-County. Bugiri has 1,373 domestic water points which serve a total of 333,370 people – 315,976 in rural areas. 71 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned. Bugiri has 2 piped schemes.

Access

68%

Rural Functionality

95%

Equity

102

Management

94%

Gender

95%

Population Density (people/km2) and Population

50 250 1,000 2,000
  100 500 1,500  
MTR Muterere 568
Muterere
Population 568
IWM Iwemba 357
Iwemba
Population 357
BWN Buwunga 516
Buwunga
Population 516
BLD Bulidha 482
Bulidha
Population 482
BLS Bulesa 545
Bulesa
Population 545
BTC Bugiri TC 2,100
Bugiri TC
Population 2,100
BDH Budhaya 455
Budhaya
Population 455
NNK Nankoma 607
Nankoma
Population 607
BLG Buluguyi 306
Buluguyi
Population 306
KPY Kapyanga 534
Kapyanga
Population 534
NBK Nabukalu 376
Nabukalu
Population 376

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 68 %
Rural Access 67 %
Urban Access 95 %

BDH Budhaya 57 %
Budhaya
Population Served 21,600
BLD Bulidha 95 %
Bulidha
Population Served 30,695
BLG Buluguyi 65 %
Buluguyi
Population Served 27,124
BLS Bulesa NWSC
Bulesa
Population Served NWSC
BTC Bugiri TC NWSC
Bugiri TC
Population Served NWSC
BWN Buwunga 58 %
Buwunga
Population Served 36,342
IWM Iwemba 78 %
Iwemba
Population Served 20,100
KPY Kapyanga 54 %
Kapyanga
Population Served 42,100
MTR Muterere 95 %
Muterere
Population Served 35,243
NBK Nabukalu 55 %
Nabukalu
Population Served 26,642
NNK Nankoma 79 %
Nankoma
Population Served 43,400

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 68 %
Rural Access 67 %
Urban Access 95 %

BDH Budhaya 57 %
Budhaya
Population Served 21,600
BLD Bulidha 95 %
Bulidha
Population Served 30,695
BLG Buluguyi 65 %
Buluguyi
Population Served 27,124
BLS Bulesa NWSC
Bulesa
Population Served NWSC
BTC Bugiri TC NWSC
Bugiri TC
Population Served NWSC
BWN Buwunga 58 %
Buwunga
Population Served 36,342
IWM Iwemba 78 %
Iwemba
Population Served 20,100
KPY Kapyanga 54 %
Kapyanga
Population Served 42,100
MTR Muterere 95 %
Muterere
Population Served 35,243
NBK Nabukalu 55 %
Nabukalu
Population Served 26,642
NNK Nankoma 79 %
Nankoma
Population Served 43,400

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 95 %
Urban Functionality 100 %

BDH Budhaya 99 %
Budhaya
Functional Sources 66
BLD Bulidha 95 %
Bulidha
Functional Sources 209
BLG Buluguyi 81 %
Buluguyi
Functional Sources 73
BLS Bulesa NWSC
Bulesa
Functional Sources 102
BTC Bugiri TC NWSC
Bugiri TC
Functional Sources 77
BWN Buwunga 97 %
Buwunga
Functional Sources 111
IWM Iwemba 94 %
Iwemba
Functional Sources 45
KPY Kapyanga 93 %
Kapyanga
Functional Sources 103
MTR Muterere 88 %
Muterere
Functional Sources 134
NBK Nabukalu 98 %
Nabukalu
Functional Sources 78
NNK Nankoma 99 %
Nankoma
Functional Sources 156

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
BUKOOLI                               
 1 NabukaluRural48,70626,64255%98%--4-41021257-577-7------------No
 2 KapyangaRural78,14442,10054%95%--296351011164165---------------No
 3 BudhayaRural37,81621,60057%99%--12-1231451-51---------------No
 4 MuterereRural37,09835,24395%89%--326381238969512416------------No
 5 BuluguyiRural41,88427,12465%83%--17320628481058224------------No
 6 BuwungaRural62,22836,34258%97%--27-27821069170718------------No
 7 BulidhaRural32,31130,69595%96%--10-10491505115292698------74115-1No
 8 BulesaRural52,894NWSCNWSC94%--15-1563977380415------------Yes
 9 Bugiri TCUrban18,309NWSCNWSC-100%-3-336-3610-102-2------26-2677932108Yes
 10 NankomaRural54,80943,40079%99%--43-4313-1393194---------718---No
 11 IwembaRural25,72920,10078%96%--5161011130131---------------No
Total 489,928333,37068951000197162131521416678724811126141400000004034378432109No
District 489,928333,37068951000197162131521416678724811126141400000004034378432109No

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 GFS20000001000
Groundwater based/Not GFS21100101020
Surface Water Based/Unknown11000001010
Total52100103030

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