Buikwe District

by April 29, 2025

The access rates in Buikwe vary from 1 % in Kiyindi TC Sub-County to 95 % in Buikwe Sub-County. Buikwe has 1,724 domestic water points which serve a total of 343,621 people – 285,041 in rural areas. 139 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned. Buikwe has 12 piped schemes.

Access

63^%

Rural Functionality

92^%

Equity

66

Management

97^%

Gender

94^%

Population Density (people/km²) and Population

50		250		1,000		2,000

	100		500		1,500

KWL Kawolo 403

LTC Lugazi TC 2,730

NJJ Najjembe 220

NTC Njeru TC 1,854

KTC Kiyindi TC Unknown

BKW Buikwe 365

NJA Najja 513

NGG Ngogwe 280

NTL Nkokonjeru TC 760

SBK Ssi Bukunja 173

NYN Nyenga 550

WKS Wakisi 292

BTC Buikwe TC 708

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 63 %

Rural Access 79 %

Urban Access 31 %

BKW Buikwe 95 %

BTC Buikwe TC 95 %

KTC Kiyindi TC 1 %

KWL Kawolo 68 %

LTC Lugazi TC NWSC

NGG Ngogwe 95 %

NJA Najja 95 %

NJJ Najjembe 80 %

NTC Njeru TC NWSC

NTL Nkokonjeru TC 95 %

NYN Nyenga 60 %

SBK Ssi Bukunja 91 %

WKS Wakisi 70 %

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 63 %

Rural Access 79 %

Urban Access 31 %

BKW Buikwe 95 %

BTC Buikwe TC 95 %

KTC Kiyindi TC 1 %

KWL Kawolo 68 %

LTC Lugazi TC NWSC

NGG Ngogwe 95 %

NJA Najja 95 %

NJJ Najjembe 80 %

NTC Njeru TC NWSC

NTL Nkokonjeru TC 95 %

NYN Nyenga 60 %

SBK Ssi Bukunja 91 %

WKS Wakisi 70 %

Functionality of Point Water Sources

60 %		80 %

	70 %		90 %

Rural Functionality 92 %

Urban Functionality 93 %

BKW Buikwe 97 %

BTC Buikwe TC 92 %

KTC Kiyindi TC 100 %

KWL Kawolo 91 %

LTC Lugazi TC NWSC

NGG Ngogwe 94 %

NJA Najja 87 %

NJJ Najjembe 84 %

NTC Njeru TC NWSC

NTL Nkokonjeru TC 95 %

NYN Nyenga 88 %

SBK Ssi Bukunja 97 %

WKS Wakisi 98 %

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-County	Urban/ Rural	Population	Population Served	Access	Functionality			Point Water Sources																					Piped Water Systems
					Functionality			Protected springs			Shallow wells			Deep boreholes			Rainwater harvesting tanks			Dams			Valley tanks			PSP/Kiosk, Tap stands			YT	HH	IC	NWSC
					R	U	WfP	F	NF	Tot	F	NF	Tot	F	NF	Tot	F	NF	Tot	F	NF	Tot	F	NF	Tot	F	NF	Tot	YT	HH	IC	NWSC
BUIKWE
1 Buikwe	Rural	22,557	21,429	95%	97%	-	100%	89	-	89	15	1	16	46	4	50	11	-	11	1	-	1	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	No
2 Nkokonjeru TC	Urban	11,219	10,658	95%	-	95%	-	29	-	29	8	1	9	8	2	10	9	-	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	6	215	-	-	No
3 Buikwe TC	Urban	20,549	19,522	95%	-	92%	-	63	-	63	10	4	14	14	7	21	8	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	30	-	30	55	3	10	No
4 Ssi Bukunja	Rural	31,768	28,906	91%	97%	-	100%	46	1	47	10	-	10	32	3	35	1	-	1	1	-	1	-	-	-	40	-	40	6	-	-	No
5 Kiyindi TC	Urban	19,903	150	1%	-	100%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	No
6 Najja	Rural	54,797	52,057	95%	87%	-	-	112	2	114	17	7	24	43	8	51	5	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	37	15	52	14	-	-	No
7 Ngogwe	Rural	44,168	41,960	95%	94%	-	-	185	3	188	37	7	44	33	8	41	20	-	20	-	-	-	-	-	-	28	-	28	16	-	-	No
Total		204,961	174,681	85	92	93	100	854	15	869	155	54	209	252	51	303	85	0	85	2	0	2	0	0	0	211	15	226	320	3	13	No
Lugazi M.C
1 Najjembe	Rural	41,452	32,986	80%	84%	-	-	85	1	86	6	17	23	6	8	14	6	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	31	-	31	-	-	-	No
2 Kawolo	Rural	51,018	34,824	68%	91%	-	-	106	2	108	10	6	16	14	7	21	4	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	-	14	-	-	-	No
3 Lugazi TC	Urban	50,073	NWSC	NWSC	-	100%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	3	-	-	-	Yes
Total		142,543	95,861	67	79	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	4	14	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	No
Njeru M.C
1 Nyenga	Rural	61,765	37,218	60%	88%	-	-	90	3	93	16	10	26	18	8	26	3	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	-	20	13	-	-	No
2 Njeru TC	Urban	85,266	NWSC	NWSC	-	100%	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	3	Yes
3 Wakisi	Rural	51,254	35,661	70%	98%	-	-	48	3	51	28	1	29	53	-	53	22	-	22	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	5	-	-	-	No
Total		198,285	73,079	37	100	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	5	0	5	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	No
District		545,789	343,621	63	92	93	100	854	15	869	157	54	211	267	55	322	89	0	89	2	0	2	0	0	0	216	15	231	320	3	13	No

F = Functional; NF = Non-Functional; Tot = Total; YT = Yard Tap; HH = Household Connections; IC = Institutional Connections

Piped Water Supply Systems

Type of Scheme/GFS	Number of Schemes	Functionality of System			Type of Management					WB in place
Type of Scheme/GFS	Number of Schemes	Functional	Non-Functional	Partially Functional	Private Operator	WSC	Private/Individual	NWSC	Other	Yes	No
Groundwater based/Unknown	12	12	0	0	0	10	0	2	0	10	2
Surface Water Based/Unknown	3	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	3
Groundwater based/Not GFS	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0
Unknown/GFS	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Unknown/Not GFS	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Total	21	20	0	0	0	13	0	3	0	12	5

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

63%

92%

66

97%

94%

Population Density (people/km2) and Population

Access to Safe Water

Access to Safe Water

Functionality of Point Water Sources

People served per technology

Reasons for non-functionality

Type of Management

Source of Funding

District Water Supply Summary

Piped Water Supply Systems

63^%

92^%

97^%

94^%

Population Density (people/km²) and Population