Sironko District

by May 14, 2025

The access rates in Sironko vary from 28 % in Butandiga Sub-County to 95 % in Buhugu Sub-County. Sironko has 1,297 domestic water points which serve a total of 218,596 people – 168,239 in rural areas. 188 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned. Sironko has 2 piped schemes.

Access

68^%

Rural Functionality

85^%

Equity

125

Management

97^%

Gender

93^%

Population Density (people/km²) and Population

50		250		1,000		2,000

	100		500		1,500

Bumulisha Unknown

Mutufu TC Unknown

Namaguli Unknown

Lulena Unknown

Dahami Unknown

BWS Buwasa 904

Gombe-Gasawa TC Unknown

BNY Bunyafa 764

BTZ Buteza 455

Buteza TC Unknown

BMS Bumasifwa 286

Namugabwe Unknown

Mafudu Unknown

Elgon Unknown

Butandiga TC Unknown

Kikobero Unknown

Buweri TC Unknown

BTC Budadiri TC 3,230

NLS Nalusala 311

Bubbeza Unknown

Bugusege TC Unknown

Busamaga Unknown

Busiita Unknown

Bugambi Unknown

Bukiiti TC Unknown

Legenya Unknown

BYB Buyobo 557

STC Sironko TC 944

BGT Bugitimwa 132

BHG Buhugu 220

BKH Bukhulo 534

BKS Bukiise 382

BKI Bukiyi 334

BKY Bukyabo 1,031

BUI Bukyambi 1,063

BML Bumalimba 1,093

BSL Busulani 1,051

BTN Butandiga 482

BWL Buwalasi 262

MSB Masaba 561

ZSI Zesui 431

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 68 %

Bukiiti TC NWSC

Mutufu TC NWSC

Bumulisha 36 %

Lulena 95 %

Dahami 62 %

Bubbeza 38 %

Bugusege TC NWSC

Busamaga 95 %

Busiita 95 %

Bugambi 82 %

Legenya 95 %

Gombe-Gasawa TC NWSC

Buteza TC NWSC

Namugabwe 95 %

Mafudu 36 %

Elgon 95 %

Butandiga TC NWSC

Kikobero Unknown

Buweri TC NWSC

BGT Bugitimwa 33 %

BHG Buhugu 95 %

BKH Bukhulo 80 %

BKI Bukiyi 72 %

BKS Bukiise 95 %

BKY Bukyabo 87 %

BML Bumalimba 73 %

BMS Bumasifwa 81 %

BNY Bunyafa 38 %

BSL Busulani 95 %

BTC Budadiri TC NWSC

BTN Butandiga 28 %

BTZ Buteza 76 %

BUI Bukyambi 95 %

BWL Buwalasi 95 %

BWS Buwasa 72 %

BYB Buyobo 81 %

MSB Masaba 95 %

NLS Nalusala 60 %

STC Sironko TC 95 %

ZSI Zesui 39 %

Namaguli 95 %

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 68 %

Bukiiti TC NWSC

Mutufu TC NWSC

Bumulisha 36 %

Lulena 95 %

Dahami 62 %

Bubbeza 38 %

Bugusege TC NWSC

Busamaga 95 %

Busiita 95 %

Bugambi 82 %

Legenya 95 %

Gombe-Gasawa TC NWSC

Buteza TC NWSC

Namugabwe 95 %

Mafudu 36 %

Elgon 95 %

Butandiga TC NWSC

Kikobero Unknown

Buweri TC NWSC

BGT Bugitimwa 33 %

BHG Buhugu 95 %

BKH Bukhulo 80 %

BKI Bukiyi 72 %

BKS Bukiise 95 %

BKY Bukyabo 87 %

BML Bumalimba 73 %

BMS Bumasifwa 81 %

BNY Bunyafa 38 %

BSL Busulani 95 %

BTC Budadiri TC NWSC

BTN Butandiga 28 %

BTZ Buteza 76 %

BUI Bukyambi 95 %

BWL Buwalasi 95 %

BWS Buwasa 72 %

BYB Buyobo 81 %

MSB Masaba 95 %

NLS Nalusala 60 %

STC Sironko TC 95 %

ZSI Zesui 39 %

Namaguli 95 %

Functionality of Point Water Sources

60 %		80 %

	70 %		90 %

Rural Functionality 85 %

Urban Functionality 88 %

Bukiiti TC NWSC

Mutufu TC NWSC

Bumulisha 95 %

Lulena 61 %

Dahami 85 %

Bubbeza 91 %

Bugusege TC NWSC

Busamaga 93 %

Busiita 76 %

Bugambi 88 %

Legenya 90 %

Gombe-Gasawa TC NWSC

Buteza TC NWSC

Namugabwe 94 %

Mafudu 55 %

Elgon 91 %

Butandiga TC NWSC

Kikobero Unknown

Buweri TC NWSC

BGT Bugitimwa 91 %

BHG Buhugu 68 %

BKH Bukhulo 83 %

BKI Bukiyi 88 %

BKS Bukiise 83 %

BKY Bukyabo 81 %

BML Bumalimba 94 %

BMS Bumasifwa 92 %

BNY Bunyafa 91 %

BSL Busulani 88 %

BTC Budadiri TC NWSC

BTN Butandiga 100 %

BTZ Buteza 97 %

BUI Bukyambi 100 %

BWL Buwalasi 79 %

BWS Buwasa 96 %

BYB Buyobo 93 %

MSB Masaba 79 %

NLS Nalusala 68 %

STC Sironko TC 84 %

ZSI Zesui 93 %

Namaguli 64 %

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
BUDADIRI
1 Legenya	Rural	3,015	2,864	95%	90%	-	-	23	-	23	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	2	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	30	3	33	-	-	-	No
2 Zesui	Rural	13,220	5,206	39%	93%	-	-	22	1	23	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2	-	-	-	No
3 Lulena	Rural	6,262	5,949	95%	61%	-	-	4	2	6	-	1	1	3	2	5	-	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	7	22	4	-	-	No
4 Buhugu	Rural	4,986	4,737	95%	68%	-	-	5	-	5	-	-	-	2	2	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	14	8	22	-	-	-	No
5 Busiita	Rural	4,407	4,187	95%	76%	-	-	6	3	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	19	5	24	-	-	-	No
6 Namugabwe	Rural	2,435	2,313	95%	94%	-	-	19	-	19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	2	12	-	-	-	No
7 Bumalimba	Rural	7,538	5,500	73%	94%	-	-	5	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	28	2	30	-	-	-	No
8 Bukiise	Rural	14,380	13,661	95%	83%	-	-	14	1	15	2	5	7	19	3	22	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	25	4	29	5	-	1	No
9 Sironko TC	Urban	20,989	19,940	95%	-	84%	-	1	-	1	-	1	1	15	3	18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	2	18	694	21	41	No
10 Bumasifwa	Rural	5,450	4,412	81%	92%	-	-	22	-	22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
11 Mafudu	Rural	11,017	3,915	36%	55%	-	-	4	2	6	-	1	1	4	2	6	1	2	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	4	-	-	-	No
12 Bukiyi	Rural	8,002	5,800	72%	88%	-	-	11	-	11	4	2	6	4	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	1	4	-	-	-	No
13 Buwasa	Rural	10,669	7,662	72%	96%	-	-	21	-	21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	23	-	23	4	-	-	No
14 Bukyabo	Rural	8,813	7,700	87%	81%	-	-	9	1	10	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	29	7	36	71	-	-	No
15 Buwalasi	Rural	4,986	4,737	95%	79%	-	-	11	1	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	4	19	-	-	-	No
16 Namaguli	Rural	2,988	2,839	95%	64%	-	33%	13	3	16	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	2	1	-	1	-	2	2	7	8	15	-	-	-	No
17 Mutufu TC	Urban	6,030	NWSC	NWSC	-	96%	-	7	-	7	-	-	-	4	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	39	2	41	-	-	-	Yes
18 Gombe-Gasawa TC	Urban	5,682	NWSC	NWSC	-	86%	-	16	1	17	3	-	3	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	3	14	2	-	1	Yes
19 Bubbeza	Rural	4,755	1,812	38%	91%	-	-	8	1	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
20 Bukiiti TC	Urban	3,943	NWSC	NWSC	-	100%	-	15	-	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Yes
21 Bugambi	Rural	5,682	4,650	82%	88%	-	-	21	-	21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	-	-	-	No
22 Bumulisha	Rural	10,089	3,600	36%	95%	-	-	6	-	6	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	1	14	-	-	-	No
23 Budadiri TC	Urban	20,874	NWSC	NWSC	-	89%	-	13	-	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	1	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	2	-	-	-	Yes
24 Bunyafa	Rural	12,292	4,650	38%	91%	-	-	21	-	21	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	3	-	1	No
25 Busamaga	Rural	3,711	3,525	95%	93%	-	-	11	1	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	1	14	-	-	-	No
26 Buteza TC	Urban	5,682	NWSC	NWSC	-	86%	-	15	-	15	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	1	4	-	-	-	Yes
27 Buweri TC	Urban	6,378	NWSC	NWSC	-	86%	-	10	-	10	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	22	4	26	-	-	-	Yes
28 Bugusege TC	Urban	1,739	NWSC	NWSC	-	92%	-	8	-	8	-	-	-	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	1	3	-	-	-	Yes
29 Butandiga TC	Urban	2,203	NWSC	NWSC	-	64%	-	5	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	4	5	-	-	-	Yes
30 Masaba	Rural	12,408	11,788	95%	79%	-	-	23	3	26	-	-	-	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	30	12	42	-	-	-	No
31 Bugitimwa	Rural	6,146	2,000	33%	91%	-	-	7	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	1	4	-	-	-	No
32 Bukyambi	Rural	4,407	4,187	95%	100%	-	-	20	-	20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	-	13	-	-	-	No
33 Dahami	Rural	10,205	6,350	62%	85%	-	-	10	-	10	-	-	-	4	2	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	3	17	-	-	-	No
34 Butandiga	Rural	4,986	1,400	28%	100%	-	-	7	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
35 Buteza	Rural	7,538	5,750	76%	97%	-	-	25	-	25	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	1	5	-	-	-	No
36 Buyobo	Rural	12,408	10,100	81%	93%	-	-	19	-	19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	38	4	42	-	-	-	No
37 Bukhulo	Rural	14,032	11,156	80%	83%	-	-	4	-	4	1	3	4	26	4	30	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	No
38 Elgon	Rural	1,739	1,652	95%	91%	-	-	11	-	11	-	-	-	3	-	3	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	18	2	20	-	-	-	No
39 Busulani	Rural	10,553	10,025	95%	88%	-	-	28	-	28	2	1	3	3	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	5	15	693	21	32	No
40 Nalusala	Rural	6,842	4,112	60%	68%	-	-	7	3	10	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	4	12	23	-	-	No
41 Kikobero	Rural	14,148	0	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
Total		323,629	218,596	68	85	88	25	507	23	530	13	17	30	93	20	113	14	19	33	1	0	1	0	3	3	482	109	591	1,499	42	76	No
District		323,629	218,596	68	85	88	25	507	23	530	13	17	30	93	20	113	14	19	33	1	0	1	0	3	3	482	109	591	1,499	42	76	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
Surface Water Based/GFS	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Combined Water Based/Unknown	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Groundwater based/Unknown	7	7	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0
Unknown/GFS	11	8	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Groundwater based/GFS	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Unknown/Not GFS	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Surface Water Based/Not GFS	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Total	24	20	0	3	0	9	0	2	0	1	1

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

68%

85%

125

97%

93%

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

68^%

85^%

97^%

93^%

Population Density (people/km²) and Population