Luwero District

by April 27, 2024

The access rates in Luwero vary from 43 % in Kamira Sub-County to 95 % in Luwero Sub-County. Luwero has 1,317 domestic water points which serve a total of 372,045 people – 301,600 in rural areas. 170 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned. Luwero has 3 piped schemes.

Access

66^%

Rural Functionality

86^%

Equity

89

Management

69^%

Gender

75^%

Population Density (people/km²) and Population

50		250		1,000		2,000

	100		500		1,500

MKL Makulubita 240

KKY Kikyusa 170

BMN Bamunanika 296

WTC Wobulenzi TC 1,719

NYM Nyimbwa 454

LTC Luwero TC 2,708

BTC Bombo TC 3,835

KLG Kalagala 396

KTK Katikamu 357

LWR Luwero 225

BTN Butuntumula 114

KMR Kamira 75

ZRB Zirobwe 243

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 67 %

Urban Access 59 %

BMN Bamunanika 75 %

BTC Bombo TC NWSC

BTN Butuntumula 75 %

KKY Kikyusa 54 %

KLG Kalagala 70 %

KMR Kamira 43 %

KTK Katikamu 91 %

LTC Luwero TC NWSC

LWR Luwero 95 %

MKL Makulubita 47 %

NYM Nyimbwa 57 %

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 66 %

Rural Access 67 %

Urban Access 59 %

BMN Bamunanika 75 %

BTC Bombo TC NWSC

BTN Butuntumula 75 %

KKY Kikyusa 54 %

KLG Kalagala 70 %

KMR Kamira 43 %

KTK Katikamu 91 %

LTC Luwero TC NWSC

LWR Luwero 95 %

MKL Makulubita 47 %

NYM Nyimbwa 57 %

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 70 %

KKY Kikyusa 80 %

KLG Kalagala 94 %

KMR Kamira 89 %

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 Kamira	Rural	32,787	14,157	43%	89%	-	93%	-	-	-	7	1	8	34	5	39	10	-	10	-	-	-	25	2	27	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
2 Bamunanika	Rural	35,704	26,736	75%	90%	-	-	-	-	-	30	5	35	50	4	54	6	1	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
3 Kalagala	Rural	55,306	38,650	70%	94%	-	-	2	-	2	70	3	73	48	5	53	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	3	-	-	-	No
4 Zirobwe	Rural	55,890	NWSC	NWSC	69%	-	-	-	-	-	22	17	39	61	6	67	4	17	21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	351	-	35	Yes
Total		179,687	111,451	62	84	0	93	2	0	2	129	26	155	193	20	213	20	18	38	0	0	0	25	2	27	3	0	3	351	0	35	No
KATIKAMU
1 Katikamu	Rural	53,906	49,215	91%	86%	-	-	-	-	-	76	14	90	64	10	74	4	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
2 Luwero	Rural	41,655	39,572	95%	95%	-	-	1	-	1	62	5	67	69	3	72	13	-	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
3 Butuntumula	Rural	43,872	33,072	75%	70%	-	100%	-	-	-	47	15	62	33	15	48	6	6	12	1	-	1	7	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
4 Luwero TC	Urban	53,206	NWSC	NWSC	-	96%	-	-	-	-	8	-	8	44	2	46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	25	1	26	1,448	138	91	Yes
5 Wobulenzi TC	Urban	33,604	NWSC	NWSC	-	96%	-	2	-	2	5	-	5	21	-	21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	22	2	24	-	-	-	Yes
6 Bombo TC	Urban	32,087	NWSC	NWSC	-	95%	-	8	-	8	5	2	7	24	-	24	3	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2	704	7	31	Yes
7 Makulubita	Rural	40,955	19,124	47%	100%	-	-	1	-	1	26	-	26	37	-	37	4	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
8 Nyimbwa	Rural	45,389	26,053	57%	94%	-	-	2	-	2	29	3	32	51	2	53	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	No
9 Kikyusa	Rural	43,172	23,112	54%	80%	-	50%	-	-	-	11	4	15	49	12	61	44	10	54	-	-	-	3	3	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
Total		387,846	260,594	67	86	96	79	14	0	14	269	43	312	392	44	436	75	16	91	1	0	1	10	3	13	50	3	53	2,152	145	122	No
District		567,533	372,045	66	86	96	88	16	0	16	398	69	467	585	64	649	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

66%

86%

89

69%

75%

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^%

86^%

69^%

75^%

Population Density (people/km²) and Population