Jinja District

by March 18, 2024

The access rates in Jinja vary from 25 % in Mafubira Sub-County to 95 % in Busedde Sub-County. Jinja has 1,260 domestic water points which serve a total of 359,264 people – 262,573 in rural areas. 155 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned. Jinja has 2 piped schemes.

Access

66%

Rural Functionality

88%

Equity

190

Management

89%

Gender

92%

Population Density (people/km2) and Population

50 250 1,000 2,000
  100 500 1,500  
MFB Mafubira 1,679
Mafubira
Population 1,679
BSD Busedde 475
Busedde
Population 475
MDV Masese/Walukuba DIV 1,769
Masese/Walukuba DIV
Population 1,769
KTC Kimaka/Mpumudde/ Nalufenya DIV 7,191
Kimaka/Mpumudde/ Nalufenya DIV
Population 7,191
JTC Jinja Central DIV 3,274
Jinja Central DIV
Population 3,274
BYN Buyengo 477
Buyengo
Population 477
BTG Butagaya 546
Butagaya
Population 546
BDN Budondo 656
Budondo
Population 656
BWN Buwenge 515
Buwenge
Population 515
BTC Bugembe TC 10,481
Bugembe TC
Population 10,481
KTL Kakira TC 356
Kakira TC
Population 356
BTL Buwenge TC 4,322
Buwenge TC
Population 4,322

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 66 %
Rural Access 77 %
Urban Access 49 %

BDN Budondo 95 %
Budondo
Population Served 54,948
BSD Busedde 95 %
Busedde
Population Served 40,071
BTC Bugembe TC NWSC
Bugembe TC
Population Served NWSC
BTG Butagaya 95 %
Butagaya
Population Served 58,323
BTL Buwenge TC NWSC
Buwenge TC
Population Served NWSC
BWN Buwenge 95 %
Buwenge
Population Served 50,875
BYN Buyengo 95 %
Buyengo
Population Served 35,456
JTC Jinja Central DIV NWSC
Jinja Central DIV
Population Served NWSC
KTC Kimaka/Mpumudde/ Nalufenya DIV NWSC
Kimaka/Mpumudde/ Nalufenya DIV
Population Served NWSC
KTL Kakira TC 26 %
Kakira TC
Population Served 9,700
MDV Masese/Walukuba DIV NWSC
Masese/Walukuba DIV
Population Served NWSC
MFB Mafubira 25 %
Mafubira
Population Served 22,900

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 66 %
Rural Access 77 %
Urban Access 49 %

BDN Budondo 95 %
Budondo
Population Served 54,948
BSD Busedde 95 %
Busedde
Population Served 40,071
BTC Bugembe TC NWSC
Bugembe TC
Population Served NWSC
BTG Butagaya 95 %
Butagaya
Population Served 58,323
BTL Buwenge TC NWSC
Buwenge TC
Population Served NWSC
BWN Buwenge 95 %
Buwenge
Population Served 50,875
BYN Buyengo 95 %
Buyengo
Population Served 35,456
JTC Jinja Central DIV NWSC
Jinja Central DIV
Population Served NWSC
KTC Kimaka/Mpumudde/ Nalufenya DIV NWSC
Kimaka/Mpumudde/ Nalufenya DIV
Population Served NWSC
KTL Kakira TC 26 %
Kakira TC
Population Served 9,700
MDV Masese/Walukuba DIV NWSC
Masese/Walukuba DIV
Population Served NWSC
MFB Mafubira 25 %
Mafubira
Population Served 22,900

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 88 %
Urban Functionality 84 %

BDN Budondo 84 %
Budondo
Functional Sources 175
BSD Busedde 86 %
Busedde
Functional Sources 161
BTC Bugembe TC NWSC
Bugembe TC
Functional Sources 9
BTG Butagaya 93 %
Butagaya
Functional Sources 252
BTL Buwenge TC NWSC
Buwenge TC
Functional Sources 4
BWN Buwenge 94 %
Buwenge
Functional Sources 249
BYN Buyengo 84 %
Buyengo
Functional Sources 168
JTC Jinja Central DIV NWSC
Jinja Central DIV
Functional Sources Unknown
KTC Kimaka/Mpumudde/ Nalufenya DIV NWSC
Kimaka/Mpumudde/ Nalufenya DIV
Functional Sources Unknown
KTL Kakira TC 83 %
Kakira TC
Functional Sources 29
MDV Masese/Walukuba DIV NWSC
Masese/Walukuba DIV
Functional Sources Unknown
MFB Mafubira 73 %
Mafubira
Functional Sources 58

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
JINJA M.C                               
 1 Kimaka/Mpumudde/ Nalufenya DIVUrban27,163NWSCNWSC---------------------------Yes
 2 Masese/Walukuba DIVUrban35,776NWSCNWSC---------------------------Yes
 3 Jinja Central DIVUrban24,624NWSCNWSC---------------------------Yes
Total 87,56383,185950000000000000000000000002,997999999No
KAGOMA                               
 1 BudondoRural57,97054,94895%84%--41445551267711485639------2-2---No
 2 BuwengeRural53,55350,87595%94%--59-5990111018739011112------2-28701355No
 3 Buwenge TCUrban25,396NWSCNWSC-100%-3-31-1------------------Yes
 4 BuyengoRural37,32235,45695%84%--62264431457548626511------3252--No
 5 ButagayaRural61,39358,32395%93%--673708711988739011314------------No
Total 235,634200,50285901000232924127648324299283273412460000007298721355No
BUTEMBE                               
 1 Bugembe TCUrban47,922NWSCNWSC-82%-1-12-25271-1------------Yes
 2 BuseddeRural42,18040,07195%86%--87-87211334461258617------1-11--No
 3 MafubiraRural90,32322,90025%73%--921110616391453---------------No
 4 Kakira TCUrban37,5439,70026%-83%-8-881913518---------------No
Total 217,96875,5773582830105210741206110333136718000000101100No
District 541,165359,264668884033711348317683854026146341135400000082103,8701,0121,054No

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/Not GFS22000101000
Unknown/Not GFS10000001000
Surface Water Based/Not GFS11000001000
Groundwater based/Unknown22000200010
Total65000303010

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