Jinja District

by December 4, 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 362,499 people – 264,804 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

192

Management

89^%

Gender

92^%

Population Density (people/km²) and Population

50		250		1,000		2,000

	100		500		1,500

BTL Buwenge TC 4,374

MFB Mafubira 1,700

BSD Busedde 481

MDV Masese/Walukuba DIV 1,790

KTC Kimaka/Mpumudde/ Nalufenya DIV 7,278

JTC Jinja Central DIV 3,314

BYN Buyengo 482

BTG Butagaya 553

BDN Budondo 664

BWN Buwenge 521

BTC Bugembe TC 10,608

KTL Kakira TC 360

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 76 %

Urban Access 49 %

BDN Budondo 94 %

BSD Busedde 95 %

BTC Bugembe TC NWSC

BTG Butagaya 95 %

BTL Buwenge TC NWSC

BWN Buwenge 95 %

BYN Buyengo 95 %

JTC Jinja Central DIV NWSC

KTC Kimaka/Mpumudde/ Nalufenya DIV NWSC

KTL Kakira TC 26 %

MDV Masese/Walukuba DIV NWSC

MFB Mafubira 25 %

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 76 %

Urban Access 49 %

BDN Budondo 94 %

BSD Busedde 95 %

BTC Bugembe TC NWSC

BTG Butagaya 95 %

BTL Buwenge TC NWSC

BWN Buwenge 95 %

BYN Buyengo 95 %

JTC Jinja Central DIV NWSC

KTC Kimaka/Mpumudde/ Nalufenya DIV NWSC

KTL Kakira TC 26 %

MDV Masese/Walukuba DIV NWSC

MFB Mafubira 25 %

Functionality of Point Water Sources

60 %		80 %

	70 %		90 %

Rural Functionality 88 %

Urban Functionality 84 %

BDN Budondo 84 %

BSD Busedde 86 %

BTC Bugembe TC NWSC

BTG Butagaya 93 %

BTL Buwenge TC NWSC

BWN Buwenge 94 %

BYN Buyengo 84 %

JTC Jinja Central DIV NWSC

KTC Kimaka/Mpumudde/ Nalufenya DIV NWSC

KTL Kakira TC 83 %

MDV Masese/Walukuba DIV NWSC

MFB Mafubira 73 %

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-County	Urban/ Rural	Population	Population Served	Access	Functionality			Point Water Sources																					Piped Water Systems
					Functionality			Protected springs			Shallow wells			Deep boreholes			Rainwater harvesting tanks			Dams			Valley tanks			PSP/Kiosk, Tap stands			YT	HH	IC	NWSC
					R	U	WfP	F	NF	Tot	F	NF	Tot	F	NF	Tot	F	NF	Tot	F	NF	Tot	F	NF	Tot	F	NF	Tot	YT	HH	IC	NWSC
JINJA M.C
1 Kimaka/Mpumudde/ Nalufenya DIV	Urban	27,491	NWSC	NWSC	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Yes
2 Masese/Walukuba DIV	Urban	36,208	NWSC	NWSC	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Yes
3 Jinja Central DIV	Urban	24,921	NWSC	NWSC	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Yes
Total		88,620	84,189	95	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2,997	999	999	No
KAGOMA
1 Buwenge	Rural	54,200	51,490	95%	94%	-	-	59	-	59	90	11	101	87	3	90	11	1	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2	870	13	55	No
2 Buwenge TC	Urban	25,703	NWSC	NWSC	-	100%	-	3	-	3	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Yes
3 Buyengo	Rural	37,772	35,883	95%	84%	-	-	62	2	64	43	14	57	54	8	62	6	5	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	2	5	2	-	-	No
4 Butagaya	Rural	62,134	59,027	95%	93%	-	-	67	3	70	87	11	98	87	3	90	11	3	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
5 Budondo	Rural	58,670	54,948	94%	84%	-	-	41	4	45	55	12	67	71	14	85	6	3	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2	-	-	-	No
Total		238,479	202,249	85	90	100	0	232	9	241	276	48	324	299	28	327	34	12	46	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	2	9	872	13	55	No
BUTEMBE
1 Busedde	Rural	42,689	40,555	95%	86%	-	-	87	-	87	21	13	34	46	12	58	6	1	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	No
2 Mafubira	Rural	91,414	22,900	25%	73%	-	-	9	2	11	10	6	16	39	14	53	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
3 Kakira TC	Urban	37,996	9,700	26%	-	83%	-	8	-	8	8	1	9	13	5	18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
4 Bugembe TC	Urban	48,501	NWSC	NWSC	-	82%	-	1	-	1	2	-	2	5	2	7	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Yes
Total		220,600	76,061	34	82	83	0	105	2	107	41	20	61	103	33	136	7	1	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	No
District		547,699	362,499	66	88	84	0	337	11	348	317	68	385	402	61	463	41	13	54	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	2	10	3,870	1,012	1,054	No

F = Functional; NF = Non-Functional; Tot = Total; YT = Yard Tap; HH = Household Connections; IC = Institutional Connections

Piped Water Supply Systems

Type of Scheme/GFS	Number of Schemes	Functionality of System			Type of Management					WB in place
Type of Scheme/GFS	Number of Schemes	Functional	Non-Functional	Partially Functional	Private Operator	WSC	Private/Individual	NWSC	Other	Yes	No
Groundwater based/Not GFS	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
Unknown/Not GFS	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Surface Water Based/Not GFS	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Groundwater based/Unknown	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0
Total	6	5	0	0	0	3	0	3	0	1	0

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

66%

88%

192

89%

92%

Population Density (people/km2) and Population

Access to Safe Water

Access to Safe Water

Functionality of Point Water Sources

People served per technology

Reasons for non-functionality

Type of Management

Source of Funding

District Water Supply Summary

Piped Water Supply Systems

66^%

88^%

89^%

92^%

Population Density (people/km²) and Population