Moroto District

by September 29, 2023

The access rates in Moroto vary from 64 % in Southern DIV Sub-County to 95 % in Katikekile Sub-County. Moroto has 411 domestic water points which serve a total of 99,949 people – 86,784 in rural areas. 74 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned. Moroto has 2 piped schemes.

Access

78%

Rural Functionality

83%

Equity

105

Management

67%

Gender

93%

Population Density (people/km2) and Population

50 250 1,000 2,000
  100 500 1,500  
TPC Tapac 31
Tapac
Population 31
RPA Rupa 15
Rupa
Population 15
KTK Katikekile 44
Katikekile
Population 44
NDV Northern DIV 2,298
Northern DIV
Population 2,298
SDV Southern DIV 5,331
Southern DIV
Population 5,331
NDN Nadunget 80
Nadunget
Population 80

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 78 %
Rural Access 79 %
Urban Access 75 %

KTK Katikekile 95 %
Katikekile
Population Served 11,540
NDN Nadunget 70 %
Nadunget
Population Served 33,300
NDV Northern DIV 95 %
Northern DIV
Population Served 5,935
RPA Rupa 95 %
Rupa
Population Served 29,344
SDV Southern DIV 64 %
Southern DIV
Population Served 7,230
TPC Tapac 66 %
Tapac
Population Served 12,600

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 78 %
Rural Access 79 %
Urban Access 75 %

KTK Katikekile 95 %
Katikekile
Population Served 11,540
NDN Nadunget 70 %
Nadunget
Population Served 33,300
NDV Northern DIV 95 %
Northern DIV
Population Served 5,935
RPA Rupa 95 %
Rupa
Population Served 29,344
SDV Southern DIV 64 %
Southern DIV
Population Served 7,230
TPC Tapac 66 %
Tapac
Population Served 12,600

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 83 %
Urban Functionality 75 %

KTK Katikekile 96 %
Katikekile
Functional Sources 44
NDN Nadunget 81 %
Nadunget
Functional Sources 85
NDV Northern DIV 80 %
Northern DIV
Functional Sources 35
RPA Rupa 77 %
Rupa
Functional Sources 101
SDV Southern DIV 69 %
Southern DIV
Functional Sources 20
TPC Tapac 83 %
Tapac
Functional Sources 29

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
MATHENIKO                               
 1 NadungetRural47,89433,30070%83%-100%------8520105------2-2------No
 2 KatikekileRural12,14711,54095%96%--1-11-142244---------------No
 3 TapacRural18,97312,60066%86%--------29635---------------No
 4 RupaRural30,88829,34495%78%-33%112---99301291-11672-2------No
Total 109,90286,784798304521310127855333101167404000000No
MOROTO M.C                               
 1 Northern DIVUrban6,2475,93595%-80%-------33841213------------No
 2 Southern DIVUrban11,2227,23064%-69%----1-119423-55------------No
Total 17,46913,165750750000101521264268000000000000No
District 127,37199,9497883754521320233067397369167404000000No

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/GFS20110000000
Unknown/Not GFS31010001000
Groundwater based/Not GFS21010001000
Total72130002000

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