Kalangala District

by September 29, 2023

The access rates in Kalangala vary from 41 % in Bujumba Sub-County to 95 % in Kalangala TC Sub-County. Kalangala has 331 domestic water points which serve a total of 44,962 people – 38,573 in rural areas. 30 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned. Kalangala has 5 piped schemes.

Access

61%

Rural Functionality

90%

Equity

63

Management

64%

Gender

86%

Population Density (people/km2) and Population

50 250 1,000 2,000
  100 500 1,500  
BJM Bujumba 100
Bujumba
Population 100
KTC Kalangala TC 491
Kalangala TC
Population 491
MGY Mugoye 129
Mugoye
Population 129
MZN Mazinga 266
Mazinga
Population 266
KYM Kyamuswa 124
Kyamuswa
Population 124
BFM Bufumira 181
Bufumira
Population 181
BBK Bubeke 463
Bubeke
Population 463

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 61 %
Rural Access 58 %
Urban Access 95 %

BBK Bubeke 72 %
Bubeke
Population Served 5,033
BFM Bufumira 56 %
Bufumira
Population Served 7,748
BJM Bujumba 41 %
Bujumba
Population Served 6,471
KTC Kalangala TC 95 %
Kalangala TC
Population Served 6,390
KYM Kyamuswa 54 %
Kyamuswa
Population Served 3,416
MGY Mugoye 70 %
Mugoye
Population Served 11,399
MZN Mazinga 61 %
Mazinga
Population Served 4,506

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 61 %
Rural Access 58 %
Urban Access 95 %

BBK Bubeke 72 %
Bubeke
Population Served 5,033
BFM Bufumira 56 %
Bufumira
Population Served 7,748
BJM Bujumba 41 %
Bujumba
Population Served 6,471
KTC Kalangala TC 95 %
Kalangala TC
Population Served 6,390
KYM Kyamuswa 54 %
Kyamuswa
Population Served 3,416
MGY Mugoye 70 %
Mugoye
Population Served 11,399
MZN Mazinga 61 %
Mazinga
Population Served 4,506

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 90 %
Urban Functionality 95 %

BBK Bubeke 89 %
Bubeke
Functional Sources 25
BFM Bufumira 89 %
Bufumira
Functional Sources 31
BJM Bujumba 89 %
Bujumba
Functional Sources 56
KTC Kalangala TC 95 %
Kalangala TC
Functional Sources 36
KYM Kyamuswa 92 %
Kyamuswa
Functional Sources 24
MGY Mugoye 90 %
Mugoye
Functional Sources 94
MZN Mazinga 91 %
Mazinga
Functional Sources 20

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
KYAMUSWA                               
 1 KyamuswaRural6,3593,41654%92%--4-4426---11-11------5-5---No
 2 BufumiraRural13,9407,74856%90%--1-1134171-18-8------8-84-2No
 3 BubekeRural6,9705,03372%92%--1-1-11---6-6------182205--No
 4 MazingaRural7,3374,50661%91%-----729---1-1------12-12---No
Total 34,60620,7036091006062493320226026000000572591802No
BUJJUMBA                                
 1 MugoyeRural16,38611,39970%90%--4-417623-1152355------21-21---No
 2 Kalangala TCUrban6,7266,39095%-95%-10-101-1---9110------16117257629No
 3 BujumbaRural15,6526,47141%89%--6-68513---34236------8-811--No
Total 38,76424,25963909502002026113701195610100000045146268629No
District 73,37044,96261909502602650207021312161270000001023105286631No

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
Surface Water Based/Not GFS55002210010
Surface Water Based/Unknown10010100000
Unknown/GFS22000000000
Groundwater based/Not GFS11001000000
Surface Water Based/GFS22002000000
Unknown/Not GFS66000000000
Total1716010310010

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