Kalungu District

by September 29, 2023

The access rates in Kalungu vary from 86 % in Lwabenge Sub-County to 95 % in Lukaya TC Sub-County. Kalungu has 1,006 domestic water points which serve a total of 187,733 people – 149,071 in rural areas. 170 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned. Kalungu has 2 piped schemes.

Access

93%

Rural Functionality

82%

Equity

20

Management

92%

Gender

97%

Population Density (people/km2) and Population

50 250 1,000 2,000
  100 500 1,500  
LTC Lukaya TC 615
Lukaya TC
Population 615
KYM Kyamulibwa 282
Kyamulibwa
Population 282
KLN Kalungu 337
Kalungu
Population 337
LWB Lwabenge 178
Lwabenge
Population 178
BKL Bukulula 270
Bukulula
Population 270
KMB Kyamulibwa TC Unknown
Kyamulibwa TC
Population 0
KTC Kalungu TC 376
Kalungu TC
Population 376

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 93 %
Rural Access 93 %
Urban Access 95 %

BKL Bukulula 95 %
Bukulula
Population Served 45,682
KLN Kalungu 95 %
Kalungu
Population Served 41,409
KMB Kyamulibwa TC 95 %
Kyamulibwa TC
Population Served 5,087
KTC Kalungu TC NWSC
Kalungu TC
Population Served NWSC
KYM Kyamulibwa 95 %
Kyamulibwa
Population Served 29,505
LTC Lukaya TC 95 %
Lukaya TC
Population Served 25,130
LWB Lwabenge 86 %
Lwabenge
Population Served 32,475

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 93 %
Rural Access 93 %
Urban Access 95 %

BKL Bukulula 95 %
Bukulula
Population Served 45,682
KLN Kalungu 95 %
Kalungu
Population Served 41,409
KMB Kyamulibwa TC 95 %
Kyamulibwa TC
Population Served 5,087
KTC Kalungu TC NWSC
Kalungu TC
Population Served NWSC
KYM Kyamulibwa 95 %
Kyamulibwa
Population Served 29,505
LTC Lukaya TC 95 %
Lukaya TC
Population Served 25,130
LWB Lwabenge 86 %
Lwabenge
Population Served 32,475

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 82 %
Urban Functionality 86 %

BKL Bukulula 67 %
Bukulula
Functional Sources 129
KLN Kalungu 85 %
Kalungu
Functional Sources 145
KMB Kyamulibwa TC 100 %
Kyamulibwa TC
Functional Sources 34
KTC Kalungu TC NWSC
Kalungu TC
Functional Sources 31
KYM Kyamulibwa 98 %
Kyamulibwa
Functional Sources 130
LTC Lukaya TC 70 %
Lukaya TC
Functional Sources 119
LWB Lwabenge 83 %
Lwabenge
Functional Sources 159

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
KALUNGU                               
 1 Kalungu TCUrban8,889NWSCNWSC-81%-448225272-21-1------2-2---Yes
 2 LwabengeRural37,59132,47586%86%-100%2354018582283095398---1-1------No
 3 Kyamulibwa TCUrban5,3555,08795%-64%-5-521-214-4---------4-4---No
 4 KalunguRural43,58841,40995%81%--43750801393751212-12------3-336337No
 5 Lukaya TCUrban26,45325,13095%-92%--221310235494-4------9736133---No
 6 KyamulibwaRural31,05829,50595%80%--21-218028223-233-3------3-3---No
 7 BukululaRural48,08645,68295%80%--26164272431151552015-15------1-176912030No
Total 201,020187,7339382861008850138378754539434128132613800010114451491,13212337No
District 201,020187,7339382861008850138378754539434128132613800010114451491,13212337No

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
Groundwater based/Not GFS21010002020
Unknown/Not GFS11000000000
Total32010002020

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