Moroto District

by December 4, 2024

The access rates in Moroto vary from 63 % in Southern DIV Sub-County to 95 % in Katikekile Sub-County. Moroto has 444 domestic water points which serve a total of 110,185 people – 96,864 in rural areas. 113 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned. Moroto has 2 piped schemes.

Access

84%

Rural Functionality

74%

Equity

66

Management

78%

Gender

93%

Population Density (people/km2) and Population

50 250 1,000 2,000
  100 500 1,500  
TPC Tapac 32
Tapac
Population 32
RPA Rupa 15
Rupa
Population 15
NDN Nadunget 83
Nadunget
Population 83
KTK Katikekile 45
Katikekile
Population 45
NDV Northern DIV 2,359
Northern DIV
Population 2,359
SDV Southern DIV 5,472
Southern DIV
Population 5,472

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 84 %
Rural Access 86 %
Urban Access 74 %

KTK Katikekile 95 %
Katikekile
Population Served 11,845
NDN Nadunget 77 %
Nadunget
Population Served 37,800
NDV Northern DIV 95 %
Northern DIV
Population Served 6,091
RPA Rupa 95 %
Rupa
Population Served 30,120
SDV Southern DIV 63 %
Southern DIV
Population Served 7,230
TPC Tapac 88 %
Tapac
Population Served 17,100

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 84 %
Rural Access 86 %
Urban Access 74 %

KTK Katikekile 95 %
Katikekile
Population Served 11,845
NDN Nadunget 77 %
Nadunget
Population Served 37,800
NDV Northern DIV 95 %
Northern DIV
Population Served 6,091
RPA Rupa 95 %
Rupa
Population Served 30,120
SDV Southern DIV 63 %
Southern DIV
Population Served 7,230
TPC Tapac 88 %
Tapac
Population Served 17,100

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 74 %
Urban Functionality 75 %

KTK Katikekile 78 %
Katikekile
Functional Sources 42
NDN Nadunget 75 %
Nadunget
Functional Sources 95
NDV Northern DIV 80 %
Northern DIV
Functional Sources 35
RPA Rupa 67 %
Rupa
Functional Sources 90
SDV Southern DIV 69 %
Southern DIV
Functional Sources 20
TPC Tapac 86 %
Tapac
Functional Sources 49

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 KatikekileRural12,46811,84595%78%---111-1411152---------------No
 2 TapacRural19,47417,10088%86%-----1-148856---------------No
 3 NadungetRural49,16037,80077%75%-100%------9531126------2-2------No
 4 RupaRural31,70530,12095%67%-56%112---88431311-1437112------No
Total 112,80796,864867406412320227293365101437314000000No
MOROTO M.C                               
 1 Northern DIVUrban6,4126,09195%-80%-------33841213------------No
 2 Southern DIVUrban11,5187,23063%-69%----1-119423-55------------No
Total 17,93013,321740750000101521264268000000000000No
District 130,737110,18584747564123303324105429369437314000000No

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