Tororo District

by December 4, 2024

The access rates in Tororo vary from 22 % in AKADOT Sub-County to 90 % in Magola Sub-County. Tororo has 1,300 domestic water points which serve a total of 397,670 people – 304,287 in rural areas. 21 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned. Tororo has 1 piped schemes.

Access

60%

Rural Functionality

98%

Equity

129

Management

78%

Gender

87%

Population Density (people/km2) and Population

50 250 1,000 2,000
  100 500 1,500  
NGN Nagongera 575
Nagongera
Population 575
IYOLWA T.C Unknown
IYOLWA T.C
Population 0
OJILAI Unknown
OJILAI
Population 0
AKADOT Unknown
AKADOT
Population 0
MTC Malaba TC 1,525
Malaba TC
Population 1,525
MWELLO Unknown
MWELLO
Population 0
PAJWENDA T.C Unknown
PAJWENDA T.C
Population 0
Merikit Town Council Unknown
Merikit Town Council
Population 0
WDV Western DIV 2,179
Western DIV
Population 2,179
EDV Eastern DIV 1,389
Eastern DIV
Population 1,389
APETAI Unknown
APETAI
Population 0
Nabuyoga Town Council Unknown
Nabuyoga Town Council
Population 0
IYL Iyolwa 78
Iyolwa
Population 78
KRW Kirewa 567
Kirewa
Population 567
KSK Kisoko 652
Kisoko
Population 652
MGL Magola 382
Magola
Population 382
MLN Mulanda 179
Mulanda
Population 179
NBY Nabuyoga 121
Nabuyoga
Population 121
NTC Nagongera TC 624
Nagongera TC
Population 624
PYA Paya 463
Paya
Population 463
PTT Petta 563
Petta
Population 563
RBN Rubongi 573
Rubongi
Population 573
SOP Sop-Sop 482
Sop-Sop
Population 482
KWP Kwapa 596
Kwapa
Population 596
MLL Mella 485
Mella
Population 485
MRK Merikit 407
Merikit
Population 407
MLO Molo 574
Molo
Population 574
MKJ Mukuju 236
Mukuju
Population 236
OSK Osukuru 501
Osukuru
Population 501

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 60 %
Rural Access 60 %
Urban Access 58 %

APETAI 70 %
APETAI
Population Served 12,206
IYOLWA T.C NWSC
IYOLWA T.C
Population Served NWSC
OJILAI 53 %
OJILAI
Population Served 4,600
AKADOT 22 %
AKADOT
Population Served 4,415
MWELLO 53 %
MWELLO
Population Served 9,409
PAJWENDA T.C 30 %
PAJWENDA T.C
Population Served 5,806
Nabuyoga Town Council NWSC
Nabuyoga Town Council
Population Served NWSC
EDV Eastern DIV NWSC
Eastern DIV
Population Served NWSC
IYL Iyolwa 51 %
Iyolwa
Population Served 3,500
KRW Kirewa 47 %
Kirewa
Population Served 16,456
KSK Kisoko 85 %
Kisoko
Population Served 20,312
KWP Kwapa 68 %
Kwapa
Population Served 17,227
MGL Magola 90 %
Magola
Population Served 20,262
MKJ Mukuju 57 %
Mukuju
Population Served 10,539
MLL Mella NWSC
Mella
Population Served NWSC
MLN Mulanda 47 %
Mulanda
Population Served 9,212
MLO Molo 72 %
Molo
Population Served 16,939
MRK Merikit 29 %
Merikit
Population Served 6,509
MTC Malaba TC NWSC
Malaba TC
Population Served NWSC
NBY Nabuyoga 85 %
Nabuyoga
Population Served 9,315
NGN Nagongera 52 %
Nagongera
Population Served 16,712
NTC Nagongera TC 43 %
Nagongera TC
Population Served 6,624
OSK Osukuru 59 %
Osukuru
Population Served 33,654
PTT Petta 69 %
Petta
Population Served 13,618
PYA Paya 67 %
Paya
Population Served 25,002
RBN Rubongi 65 %
Rubongi
Population Served 30,000
SOP Sop-Sop 58 %
Sop-Sop
Population Served 10,500
WDV Western DIV NWSC
Western DIV
Population Served NWSC
Merikit Town Council NWSC
Merikit Town Council
Population Served NWSC

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 60 %
Rural Access 60 %
Urban Access 58 %

APETAI 70 %
APETAI
Population Served 12,206
IYOLWA T.C NWSC
IYOLWA T.C
Population Served NWSC
OJILAI 53 %
OJILAI
Population Served 4,600
AKADOT 22 %
AKADOT
Population Served 4,415
MWELLO 53 %
MWELLO
Population Served 9,409
PAJWENDA T.C 30 %
PAJWENDA T.C
Population Served 5,806
Nabuyoga Town Council NWSC
Nabuyoga Town Council
Population Served NWSC
EDV Eastern DIV NWSC
Eastern DIV
Population Served NWSC
IYL Iyolwa 51 %
Iyolwa
Population Served 3,500
KRW Kirewa 47 %
Kirewa
Population Served 16,456
KSK Kisoko 85 %
Kisoko
Population Served 20,312
KWP Kwapa 68 %
Kwapa
Population Served 17,227
MGL Magola 90 %
Magola
Population Served 20,262
MKJ Mukuju 57 %
Mukuju
Population Served 10,539
MLL Mella NWSC
Mella
Population Served NWSC
MLN Mulanda 47 %
Mulanda
Population Served 9,212
MLO Molo 72 %
Molo
Population Served 16,939
MRK Merikit 29 %
Merikit
Population Served 6,509
MTC Malaba TC NWSC
Malaba TC
Population Served NWSC
NBY Nabuyoga 85 %
Nabuyoga
Population Served 9,315
NGN Nagongera 52 %
Nagongera
Population Served 16,712
NTC Nagongera TC 43 %
Nagongera TC
Population Served 6,624
OSK Osukuru 59 %
Osukuru
Population Served 33,654
PTT Petta 69 %
Petta
Population Served 13,618
PYA Paya 67 %
Paya
Population Served 25,002
RBN Rubongi 65 %
Rubongi
Population Served 30,000
SOP Sop-Sop 58 %
Sop-Sop
Population Served 10,500
WDV Western DIV NWSC
Western DIV
Population Served NWSC
Merikit Town Council NWSC
Merikit Town Council
Population Served NWSC

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 98 %
Urban Functionality 98 %

APETAI 98 %
APETAI
Functional Sources NWSC
IYOLWA T.C NWSC
IYOLWA T.C
Functional Sources NWSC
OJILAI 100 %
OJILAI
Functional Sources NWSC
AKADOT 100 %
AKADOT
Functional Sources NWSC
MWELLO 97 %
MWELLO
Functional Sources NWSC
PAJWENDA T.C 100 %
PAJWENDA T.C
Functional Sources NWSC
Nabuyoga Town Council NWSC
Nabuyoga Town Council
Functional Sources NWSC
EDV Eastern DIV NWSC
Eastern DIV
Functional Sources NWSC
IYL Iyolwa 100 %
Iyolwa
Functional Sources NWSC
KRW Kirewa 96 %
Kirewa
Functional Sources NWSC
KSK Kisoko 100 %
Kisoko
Functional Sources NWSC
KWP Kwapa 99 %
Kwapa
Functional Sources NWSC
MGL Magola 100 %
Magola
Functional Sources NWSC
MKJ Mukuju 96 %
Mukuju
Functional Sources NWSC
MLL Mella NWSC
Mella
Functional Sources NWSC
MLN Mulanda 88 %
Mulanda
Functional Sources NWSC
MLO Molo 98 %
Molo
Functional Sources NWSC
MRK Merikit 96 %
Merikit
Functional Sources NWSC
MTC Malaba TC NWSC
Malaba TC
Functional Sources NWSC
NBY Nabuyoga 97 %
Nabuyoga
Functional Sources NWSC
NGN Nagongera 100 %
Nagongera
Functional Sources NWSC
NTC Nagongera TC 100 %
Nagongera TC
Functional Sources NWSC
OSK Osukuru 97 %
Osukuru
Functional Sources NWSC
PTT Petta 100 %
Petta
Functional Sources NWSC
PYA Paya 100 %
Paya
Functional Sources NWSC
RBN Rubongi 100 %
Rubongi
Functional Sources NWSC
SOP Sop-Sop 100 %
Sop-Sop
Functional Sources NWSC
WDV Western DIV NWSC
Western DIV
Functional Sources NWSC
Merikit Town Council NWSC
Merikit Town Council
Functional Sources NWSC

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
WEST BUDAMA (KISOLO)                                
 1 Nabuyoga Town CouncilUrban21,045NWSCNWSC-100%-7-71-129-29---------------Yes
 2 Nagongera TCUrban15,5196,62443%-100%-3-3---20-204-4------------No
 3 MWELLO Rural17,7539,40953%97%--2-21-1281292-2------------No
 4 PettaRural19,86913,61869%100%--5-5---42-423-3------------No
 5 Sop-SopRural17,98810,50058%100%-----8-827-27---------------No
 6 NabuyogaRural10,9349,31585%97%--3-32-2261273-3------------No
 7 RubongiRural45,97030,00065%100%--42-421-171-71---------------No
 8 IyolwaRural6,8193,50051%100%--4-41-18-8---------------No
 9 KirewaRural35,38816,45647%96%--2-21-1502521-1------1-1---No
 10 MagolaRural22,45620,26290%100%--9-95-556-562-2------1-1---No
 11 PayaRural37,15225,00267%100%--3-38-860-606-6---------2731139No
 12 OJILAI Rural8,7004,60053%100%--2-22-212-12---------------No
 13 KisokoRural23,86720,31285%100%--4-4---65-652-2------------No
 14 IYOLWA T.CUrban14,108NWSCNWSC-95%-8-8213251263-3------------Yes
 15 MulandaRural19,5169,21247%88%--4-41-1234272-2------------No
 16 PAJWENDA T.CUrban19,3995,80630%-100%-5-5---16-161-1------------No
 17 NagongeraRural31,97916,71252%100%--7-71-150-502-2------------No
Total 368,462222,04660999801100110341356089617310310000002022731139No
TORORO                               
 1 MukujuRural18,45810,53957%96%--11112---261277-7------------No
 2 MellaRural24,219NWSCNWSC100%--11-111-138-38---------------Yes
 3 MoloRural23,63116,93972%98%--5-52-2501518-8------------No
 4 KwapaRural25,39517,22768%99%-100%23-232-2391405-51-1---------No
 5 MerikitRural22,4566,50929%96%--1-1---201212-2------------No
 6 OsukuruRural57,49133,65459%97%--63-632-26346710-10------2-2---No
 7 Malaba TCUrban22,573NWSCNWSC-100%-------10-10---------------Yes
 8 AKADOT Rural19,8694,41522%100%--1-1---14-143-3------------No
 9 Merikit Town CouncilUrban13,057NWSCNWSC-96%-2-2---231241-1------------Yes
 10 APETAI Rural17,40012,20670%98%--7-7---351361-1------------No
Total 244,549125,99452989710012411257073181032837037101000202000No
TORORO M.C                               
 1 Eastern DIVUrban24,543NWSCNWSC-100%-------2-2---------------Yes
 2 Western DIVUrban29,475NWSCNWSC-100%-------4-4---------------Yes
Total 54,01849,6309201000000000606000000000000000No
District 667,029397,67060989810023412354114293219951680681010004042731139No

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 GFS10011000010
Surface Water Based/Not GFS10000001000
Total20010001010

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