Ssembabule District

by September 29, 2023

The access rates in Ssembabule vary from 19 % in Lugusulu Sub-County to 83 % in Mateete Sub-County. Ssembabule has 1,045 domestic water points which serve a total of 113,322 people – 105,192 in rural areas. 201 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned. Ssembabule has 3 piped schemes.

Access

35%

Rural Functionality

79%

Equity

71

Management

94%

Gender

98%

Population Density (people/km2) and Population

50 250 1,000 2,000
  100 500 1,500  
LGS Lugusulu 52
Lugusulu
Population 52
LWB Lwebitakuli 260
Lwebitakuli
Population 260
STC Sembabule TC 272
Sembabule TC
Population 272
MJW Mijwala 169
Mijwala
Population 169
MTC Mateete TC 1,285
Mateete TC
Population 1,285
LWM Lwemiyaga 148
Lwemiyaga
Population 148
MTT Mateete 301
Mateete
Population 301
NTS Ntusi 63
Ntusi
Population 63

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 35 %
Rural Access 35 %
Urban Access 38 %

LGS Lugusulu 19 %
Lugusulu
Population Served 7,356
LWB Lwebitakuli 22 %
Lwebitakuli
Population Served 17,217
LWM Lwemiyaga 22 %
Lwemiyaga
Population Served 10,257
MJW Mijwala 20 %
Mijwala
Population Served 7,660
MTC Mateete TC 41 %
Mateete TC
Population Served 5,319
MTT Mateete 83 %
Mateete
Population Served 54,531
NTS Ntusi 27 %
Ntusi
Population Served 8,171
STC Sembabule TC 34 %
Sembabule TC
Population Served 2,811

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 35 %
Rural Access 35 %
Urban Access 38 %

LGS Lugusulu 19 %
Lugusulu
Population Served 7,356
LWB Lwebitakuli 22 %
Lwebitakuli
Population Served 17,217
LWM Lwemiyaga 22 %
Lwemiyaga
Population Served 10,257
MJW Mijwala 20 %
Mijwala
Population Served 7,660
MTC Mateete TC 41 %
Mateete TC
Population Served 5,319
MTT Mateete 83 %
Mateete
Population Served 54,531
NTS Ntusi 27 %
Ntusi
Population Served 8,171
STC Sembabule TC 34 %
Sembabule TC
Population Served 2,811

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 79 %
Urban Functionality 91 %

LGS Lugusulu 89 %
Lugusulu
Functional Sources 76
LWB Lwebitakuli 94 %
Lwebitakuli
Functional Sources 238
LWM Lwemiyaga 93 %
Lwemiyaga
Functional Sources 99
MJW Mijwala 94 %
Mijwala
Functional Sources 83
MTC Mateete TC 97 %
Mateete TC
Functional Sources 61
MTT Mateete 68 %
Mateete
Functional Sources 173
NTS Ntusi 87 %
Ntusi
Functional Sources 79
STC Sembabule TC 91 %
Sembabule TC
Functional Sources 58

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
LWEMIYAGA                               
 1 NtusiRural30,3458,17127%86%-93%----551231562264213639527---No
 2 LwemiyagaRural46,34110,25722%87%-100%---369181197817921314-14------No
Total 76,68618,42824870971014111520163614311445162602615015000No
MAWOGOLA                               
 1 LugusuluRural39,6377,35619%83%-100%---2-217522564607-79-91-1---No
 2 MateeteRural65,86554,53183%60%-100%---44731173263897198---1-1------No
 3 MijwalaRural37,8727,66020%86%-89%---1-117219653682-2336---276616No
 4 LwebitakuliRural78,33217,21722%91%-95%------401454198-198---15318------No
 5 Mateete TCUrban12,9385,31941%-92%----4-481941142------8-8---No
 6 Sembabule TCUrban8,3512,81134%-91%-------14551152------617---No
Total 242,99594,894397791960005991150677714452135248193613714216276616No
District 319,681113,322357991961016310216587931806644668132156216329231276616No

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 GFS32100200000
Surface Water Based/Not GFS11001000010
Total43100200010

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