Kibaale District

by April 29, 2025

The access rates in Kibaale vary from 43 % in Nyamarwa Sub-County to 95 % in Kibaale TC Sub-County. Kibaale has 760 domestic water points which serve a total of 154,995 people – 144,397 in rural areas. 31 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned. Kibaale has 1 piped schemes.

Access

65%

Rural Functionality

99%

Equity

114

Management

99%

Gender

100%

Population Density (people/km2) and Population

50 250 1,000 2,000
  100 500 1,500  
NYA Nyamarunda 227
Nyamarunda
Population 227
BBN Bubango 167
Bubango
Population 167
BWM Bwamiramira 183
Bwamiramira
Population 183
NYM Nyamarwa 206
Nyamarwa
Population 206
MTL Matale 194
Matale
Population 194
KYB Kyebando 201
Kyebando
Population 201
KTX Kibaale TC 468
Kibaale TC
Population 468
MGR Mugarama 220
Mugarama
Population 220

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 64 %
Urban Access 95 %

BBN Bubango 56 %
Bubango
Population Served 17,162
BWM Bwamiramira 75 %
Bwamiramira
Population Served 22,710
KTX Kibaale TC 95 %
Kibaale TC
Population Served 10,598
KYB Kyebando 67 %
Kyebando
Population Served 26,439
MGR Mugarama 95 %
Mugarama
Population Served 19,023
MTL Matale 80 %
Matale
Population Served 23,805
NYA Nyamarunda 49 %
Nyamarunda
Population Served 20,639
NYM Nyamarwa 43 %
Nyamarwa
Population Served 14,620

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 64 %
Urban Access 95 %

BBN Bubango 56 %
Bubango
Population Served 17,162
BWM Bwamiramira 75 %
Bwamiramira
Population Served 22,710
KTX Kibaale TC 95 %
Kibaale TC
Population Served 10,598
KYB Kyebando 67 %
Kyebando
Population Served 26,439
MGR Mugarama 95 %
Mugarama
Population Served 19,023
MTL Matale 80 %
Matale
Population Served 23,805
NYA Nyamarunda 49 %
Nyamarunda
Population Served 20,639
NYM Nyamarwa 43 %
Nyamarwa
Population Served 14,620

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 99 %
Urban Functionality 54 %

BBN Bubango 100 %
Bubango
Functional Sources 87
BWM Bwamiramira 100 %
Bwamiramira
Functional Sources 106
KTX Kibaale TC 54 %
Kibaale TC
Functional Sources 29
KYB Kyebando 100 %
Kyebando
Functional Sources 98
MGR Mugarama 98 %
Mugarama
Functional Sources 128
MTL Matale 100 %
Matale
Functional Sources 138
NYA Nyamarunda 96 %
Nyamarunda
Functional Sources 76
NYM Nyamarwa 99 %
Nyamarwa
Functional Sources 67

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
Buyanja                               
 1 NyamarwaRural33,61214,62043%99%--18-181311410-107-7------19-1937244No
 2 MugaramaRural20,02419,02395%98%--27-2735-3514115516------47-47---No
 3 Kibaale TCUrban11,15610,59895%-54%-811199112073105-5---------399770No
 4 NyamarundaRural42,19420,63949%96%--4-449-4915-15437------4-460--No
 5 BwamiramiraRural30,46522,71075%100%--54-5426-2611-1110-10------5-5---No
 6 MataleRural29,89323,80580%100%--24-2449-496-644-44------15-15---No
 7 KyebandoRural39,19026,43967%100%--9-948-4834-347-7------------No
 8 BubangoRural30,46517,16256%100%--37-3711-116-62-2------31-31---No
Total 236,999154,9956599540181111922401225210341078448800000012101214963174No
District 236,999154,9956599540181111922401225210341078448800000012101214963174No

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
Unknown/Not GFS11001000000
Groundwater based/Not GFS10011000000
Total21010000000

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