Lwengo District

by September 29, 2023

The access rates in Lwengo vary from 41 % in Lwengo TC Sub-County to 95 % in Kkingo Sub-County. Lwengo has 1,471 domestic water points which serve a total of 211,927 people – 197,496 in rural areas. 301 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned. Lwengo has 3 piped schemes.

Access

71%

Rural Functionality

80%

Equity

53

Management

90%

Gender

77%

Population Density (people/km2) and Population

50 250 1,000 2,000
  100 500 1,500  
KTC Kyazanga TC Unknown
Kyazanga TC
Population 0
LWN Lwengo 240
Lwengo
Population 240
KYZ Kyazanga 229
Kyazanga
Population 229
NDG Ndagwe 293
Ndagwe
Population 293
MLN Malongo 237
Malongo
Population 237
KKN Kkingo 369
Kkingo
Population 369
KSK Kisekka 337
Kisekka
Population 337
LTC Lwengo TC 489
Lwengo TC
Population 489

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 71 %
Rural Access 74 %
Urban Access 45 %

KKN Kkingo 95 %
Kkingo
Population Served 35,667
KSK Kisekka 95 %
Kisekka
Population Served 51,069
KTC Kyazanga TC 48 %
Kyazanga TC
Population Served 8,016
KYZ Kyazanga 69 %
Kyazanga
Population Served 26,308
LTC Lwengo TC 41 %
Lwengo TC
Population Served 6,415
LWN Lwengo 51 %
Lwengo
Population Served 27,474
MLN Malongo 49 %
Malongo
Population Served 20,456
NDG Ndagwe 86 %
Ndagwe
Population Served 36,522

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 71 %
Rural Access 74 %
Urban Access 45 %

KKN Kkingo 95 %
Kkingo
Population Served 35,667
KSK Kisekka 95 %
Kisekka
Population Served 51,069
KTC Kyazanga TC 48 %
Kyazanga TC
Population Served 8,016
KYZ Kyazanga 69 %
Kyazanga
Population Served 26,308
LTC Lwengo TC 41 %
Lwengo TC
Population Served 6,415
LWN Lwengo 51 %
Lwengo
Population Served 27,474
MLN Malongo 49 %
Malongo
Population Served 20,456
NDG Ndagwe 86 %
Ndagwe
Population Served 36,522

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 80 %
Urban Functionality 78 %

KKN Kkingo 66 %
Kkingo
Functional Sources 162
KSK Kisekka 69 %
Kisekka
Functional Sources 228
KTC Kyazanga TC 73 %
Kyazanga TC
Functional Sources 33
KYZ Kyazanga 90 %
Kyazanga
Functional Sources 135
LTC Lwengo TC 86 %
Lwengo TC
Functional Sources 19
LWN Lwengo 85 %
Lwengo
Functional Sources 134
MLN Malongo 92 %
Malongo
Functional Sources 248
NDG Ndagwe 82 %
Ndagwe
Functional Sources 190

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
BUKOTO                               
 1 KisekkaRural53,75751,06995%69%-100%14721956916430265681-81---2-2819---No
 2 NdagweRural42,23836,52286%82%-71%12362248616143010921112242-22-2---No
 3 KkingoRural37,54435,66795%67%--4836844839871762343144------6-6---No
 4 MalongoRural42,02420,45649%92%-67%1-1231033219302032205426---------No
 5 KyazangaRural37,97126,30869%90%-50%---8513206261073110112----11500719No
 6 Kyazanga TCUrban16,6398,01648%-73%----415891714-14------729---No
 7 Lwengo TCUrban15,5726,41541%-86%100%---123111121-1---1-16-6407210No
 8 LwengoRural54,39727,47451%85%-100%---42145624103468-68---1-1---8--No
Total 300,142211,927718078766445109283163446149812306348642751290940444915929No
District 300,142211,927718078766445109283163446149812306348642751290940444915929No

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 GFS33003000030
Unknown/Not GFS22001000000
Total55000000030

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