Luwero District

by July 26, 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 372,265 people – 301,820 in rural areas. 170 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned. Luwero has 3 piped schemes.

Access

65^%

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 242

KKY Kikyusa 171

BMN Bamunanika 298

WTC Wobulenzi TC 1,728

NYM Nyimbwa 457

LTC Luwero TC 2,723

BTC Bombo TC 3,857

KLG Kalagala 398

KTK Katikamu 359

LWR Luwero 227

BTN Butuntumula 115

KMR Kamira 76

ZRB Zirobwe 244

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 65 %

Rural Access 67 %

Urban Access 59 %

BMN Bamunanika 74 %

BTC Bombo TC NWSC

BTN Butuntumula 75 %

KKY Kikyusa 53 %

KLG Kalagala 69 %

KMR Kamira 43 %

KTK Katikamu 91 %

LTC Luwero TC NWSC

LWR Luwero 95 %

MKL Makulubita 46 %

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 65 %

Rural Access 67 %

Urban Access 59 %

BMN Bamunanika 74 %

BTC Bombo TC NWSC

BTN Butuntumula 75 %

KKY Kikyusa 53 %

KLG Kalagala 69 %

KMR Kamira 43 %

KTK Katikamu 91 %

LTC Luwero TC NWSC

LWR Luwero 95 %

MKL Makulubita 46 %

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	32,970	14,157	43%	89%	-	93%	-	-	-	7	1	8	34	5	39	10	-	10	-	-	-	25	2	27	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
2 Bamunanika	Rural	35,903	26,736	74%	90%	-	-	-	-	-	30	5	35	50	4	54	6	1	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
3 Kalagala	Rural	55,615	38,650	69%	94%	-	-	2	-	2	70	3	73	48	5	53	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	3	-	-	-	No
4 Zirobwe	Rural	56,202	NWSC	NWSC	69%	-	-	-	-	-	22	17	39	61	6	67	4	17	21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	351	-	35	Yes
Total		180,690	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	54,207	49,215	91%	86%	-	-	-	-	-	76	14	90	64	10	74	4	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
2 Luwero	Rural	41,887	39,793	95%	95%	-	-	1	-	1	62	5	67	69	3	72	13	-	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
3 Butuntumula	Rural	44,117	33,072	75%	70%	-	100%	-	-	-	47	15	62	33	15	48	6	6	12	1	-	1	7	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
4 Luwero TC	Urban	53,503	NWSC	NWSC	-	96%	-	-	-	-	8	-	8	44	2	46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	25	1	26	1,448	138	91	Yes
5 Wobulenzi TC	Urban	33,791	NWSC	NWSC	-	96%	-	2	-	2	5	-	5	21	-	21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	22	2	24	-	-	-	Yes
6 Bombo TC	Urban	32,266	NWSC	NWSC	-	95%	-	8	-	8	5	2	7	24	-	24	3	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2	704	7	31	Yes
7 Makulubita	Rural	41,183	19,124	46%	100%	-	-	1	-	1	26	-	26	37	-	37	4	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
8 Nyimbwa	Rural	45,642	26,053	57%	94%	-	-	2	-	2	29	3	32	51	2	53	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	No
9 Kikyusa	Rural	43,413	23,112	53%	80%	-	50%	-	-	-	11	4	15	49	12	61	44	10	54	-	-	-	3	3	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
Total		390,009	260,814	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		570,699	372,265	65	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

65%

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

65^%

86^%

69^%

75^%

Population Density (people/km²) and Population