Buikwe District

by September 29, 2023

The access rates in Buikwe vary from 1 % in Kiyindi TC Sub-County to 95 % in Buikwe Sub-County. Buikwe has 1,700 domestic water points which serve a total of 336,489 people – 278,826 in rural areas. 99 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned. Buikwe has 12 piped schemes.

Access

64^%

Rural Functionality

94^%

Equity

64

Management

95^%

Gender

96^%

Population Density (people/km²) and Population

50		250		1,000		2,000

	100		500		1,500

KWL Kawolo 391

LTC Lugazi TC 2,647

NJJ Najjembe 214

NTC Njeru TC 1,798

KTC Kiyindi TC Unknown

BKW Buikwe 354

NJA Najja 497

NGG Ngogwe 272

NTL Nkokonjeru TC 737

SBK Ssi Bukunja 167

NYN Nyenga 533

WKS Wakisi 283

BTC Buikwe TC 686

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 64 %

Rural Access 80 %

Urban Access 32 %

BKW Buikwe 95 %

BTC Buikwe TC 95 %

KTC Kiyindi TC Unknown

KWL Kawolo 70 %

LTC Lugazi TC NWSC

NGG Ngogwe 95 %

NJA Najja 95 %

NJJ Najjembe 82 %

NTC Njeru TC NWSC

NTL Nkokonjeru TC 95 %

NYN Nyenga 62 %

SBK Ssi Bukunja 85 %

WKS Wakisi 72 %

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 64 %

Rural Access 80 %

Urban Access 32 %

BKW Buikwe 95 %

BTC Buikwe TC 95 %

KTC Kiyindi TC Unknown

KWL Kawolo 70 %

LTC Lugazi TC NWSC

NGG Ngogwe 95 %

NJA Najja 95 %

NJJ Najjembe 82 %

NTC Njeru TC NWSC

NTL Nkokonjeru TC 95 %

NYN Nyenga 62 %

SBK Ssi Bukunja 85 %

WKS Wakisi 72 %

Functionality of Point Water Sources

60 %		80 %

	70 %		90 %

Rural Functionality 94 %

Urban Functionality 93 %

BKW Buikwe 90 %

BTC Buikwe TC 86 %

KTC Kiyindi TC Unknown

KWL Kawolo 94 %

LTC Lugazi TC NWSC

NGG Ngogwe 92 %

NJA Najja 96 %

NJJ Najjembe 85 %

NTC Njeru TC NWSC

NTL Nkokonjeru TC 92 %

NYN Nyenga 93 %

SBK Ssi Bukunja 83 %

WKS Wakisi 94 %

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	21,870	20,777	95%	96%	-	100%	88	2	90	13	2	15	15	10	25	10	-	10	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
2 Ngogwe	Rural	42,824	40,683	95%	96%	-	-	172	6	178	30	11	41	23	5	28	18	-	18	-	-	-	-	-	-	28	-	28	16	-	-	No
3 Nkokonjeru TC	Urban	10,878	10,334	95%	-	90%	-	27	-	27	8	1	9	6	2	8	4	1	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	4	215	-	-	No
4 Buikwe TC	Urban	19,924	18,928	95%	-	94%	-	48	8	56	6	4	10	8	1	9	4	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	-	11	55	3	10	No
5 Ssi Bukunja	Rural	30,801	26,206	85%	98%	-	-	40	6	46	4	5	9	12	2	14	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	6	6	-	-	No
6 Najja	Rural	53,130	50,474	95%	86%	-	-	82	1	83	15	3	18	19	1	20	4	1	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	32	1	33	14	-	-	No
Total		198,658	167,550	84	95	93	100	849	19	868	186	21	207	259	29	288	77	4	81	1	0	1	0	0	0	204	20	224	320	3	13	No
Lugazi M.C
1 Lugazi TC	Urban	48,549	NWSC	NWSC	-	100%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Yes
2 Najjembe	Rural	40,191	32,986	82%	99%	-	-	115	2	117	9	14	23	5	8	13	6	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	4	-	-	-	No
3 Kawolo	Rural	49,465	34,824	70%	91%	-	-	105	3	108	14	2	16	4	3	7	3	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	No
Total		138,205	95,861	69	68	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	6	14	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	No
Njeru M.C
1 Njeru TC	Urban	82,671	NWSC	NWSC	-	100%	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	3	Yes
2 Nyenga	Rural	59,885	37,218	62%	100%	-	-	92	1	93	23	3	26	17	7	24	4	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	18	-	18	13	-	-	No
3 Wakisi	Rural	49,694	35,661	72%	93%	-	-	50	1	51	26	1	27	46	5	51	17	2	19	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	4	-	-	-	No
Total		192,250	73,078	38	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		529,113	336,489	64	94	93	100	849	19	868	188	21	209	272	35	307	81	4	85	1	0	1	0	0	0	209	20	229	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

64%

94%

64

95%

96%

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

64^%

94^%

95^%

96^%

Population Density (people/km²) and Population