Luwero District

by November 20, 2024

The access rates in Luwero vary from 45 % in Kamira Sub-County to 95 % in Katikamu Sub-County. Luwero has 1,326 domestic water points which serve a total of 353,967 people – 283,522 in rural areas. 170 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned. Luwero has 3 piped schemes.

Access

75^%

Rural Functionality

86^%

Equity

92

Management

69^%

Gender

76^%

Population Density (people/km²) and Population

50		250		1,000		2,000

	100		500		1,500

MKL Makulubita 238

BMN Bamunanika 294

BTC Bombo TC 3,801

KKY Kikyusa 123

LTC Luwero TC 2,095

NYM Nyimbwa 334

WTC Wobulenzi TC 1,112

KLG Kalagala 310

KTK Katikamu 277

LWR Luwero 161

BTN Butuntumula 113

KMR Kamira 75

ZRB Zirobwe 190

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 75 %

Rural Access 76 %

Urban Access 74 %

BMN Bamunanika 76 %

BTC Bombo TC NWSC

BTN Butuntumula 77 %

KKY Kikyusa 76 %

KLG Kalagala 89 %

KMR Kamira 45 %

KTK Katikamu 95 %

LTC Luwero TC NWSC

LWR Luwero 95 %

MKL Makulubita 48 %

NYM Nyimbwa 78 %

WTC Wobulenzi TC NWSC

ZRB Zirobwe 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 75 %

Rural Access 76 %

Urban Access 74 %

BMN Bamunanika 76 %

BTC Bombo TC NWSC

BTN Butuntumula 77 %

KKY Kikyusa 76 %

KLG Kalagala 89 %

KMR Kamira 45 %

KTK Katikamu 95 %

LTC Luwero TC NWSC

LWR Luwero 95 %

MKL Makulubita 48 %

NYM Nyimbwa 78 %

WTC Wobulenzi TC NWSC

ZRB Zirobwe NWSC

Functionality of Point Water Sources

60 %		80 %

	70 %		90 %

Rural Functionality 86 %

Urban Functionality 96 %

BMN Bamunanika 90 %

BTC Bombo TC NWSC

BTN Butuntumula 71 %

KKY Kikyusa 80 %

KLG Kalagala 94 %

KMR Kamira 90 %

KTK Katikamu 86 %

LTC Luwero TC NWSC

LWR Luwero 95 %

MKL Makulubita 100 %

NYM Nyimbwa 94 %

WTC Wobulenzi TC NWSC

ZRB Zirobwe 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-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
BAMUNANIKA
1 Kalagala	Rural	43,254	38,650	89%	94%	-	-	2	-	2	70	3	73	48	5	53	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	3	-	-	-	No
2 Kamira	Rural	32,499	14,757	45%	90%	-	93%	-	-	-	7	1	8	36	5	41	10	-	10	-	-	-	25	2	27	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
3 Bamunanika	Rural	35,390	26,736	76%	90%	-	-	-	-	-	30	5	35	50	4	54	6	1	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
4 Zirobwe	Rural	43,833	NWSC	NWSC	69%	-	-	-	-	-	22	17	39	64	6	70	4	17	21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	351	-	35	Yes
Total		154,976	112,951	73	85	0	93	2	0	2	129	26	155	198	20	218	20	18	38	0	0	0	25	2	27	3	0	3	351	0	35	No
KATIKAMU
1 Luwero TC	Urban	41,173	NWSC	NWSC	-	96%	-	-	-	-	8	-	8	44	2	46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	25	1	26	1,448	138	91	Yes
2 Wobulenzi TC	Urban	21,743	NWSC	NWSC	-	96%	-	2	-	2	5	-	5	21	-	21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	22	2	24	-	-	-	Yes
3 Bombo TC	Urban	31,805	NWSC	NWSC	-	95%	-	8	-	8	5	2	7	24	-	24	3	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2	704	7	31	Yes
4 Makulubita	Rural	40,594	19,424	48%	100%	-	-	1	-	1	26	-	26	38	-	38	4	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
5 Kikyusa	Rural	31,226	23,712	76%	80%	-	50%	-	-	-	11	4	15	51	12	63	44	10	54	-	-	-	3	3	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
6 Katikamu	Rural	41,866	39,773	95%	86%	-	-	-	-	-	76	14	90	64	10	74	4	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
7 Luwero	Rural	29,723	28,237	95%	95%	-	-	1	-	1	62	5	67	69	3	72	13	-	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
8 Butuntumula	Rural	43,486	33,372	77%	71%	-	100%	-	-	-	47	15	62	34	15	49	6	6	12	1	-	1	7	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
9 Nyimbwa	Rural	33,424	26,053	78%	94%	-	-	2	-	2	29	3	32	51	2	53	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	No
Total		315,040	241,016	77	87	96	79	14	0	14	269	43	312	396	44	440	75	16	91	1	0	1	10	3	13	50	3	53	2,152	145	122	No
District		470,016	353,967	75	86	96	88	16	0	16	398	69	467	594	64	658	95	34	129	1	0	1	35	5	40	53	3	56	2,503	145	157	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	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0
Total	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0

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

75%

86%

92

69%

76%

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

75^%

86^%

69^%

76^%

Population Density (people/km²) and Population