Bulambuli District

by July 26, 2024

The access rates in Bulambuli vary from 13 % in Sotti Sub-County to 95 % in Buginyanya Sub-County. Bulambuli has 985 domestic water points which serve a total of 186,892 people – 177,310 in rural areas. 47 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned. Bulambuli has 1 piped schemes.

Access

63%

Rural Functionality

97%

Equity

136

Management

96%

Gender

100%

Population Density (people/km2) and Population

50 250 1,000 2,000
  100 500 1,500  
Bufumbo Unknown
Bufumbo
Population 0
BNM Bunambutye 27
Bunambutye
Population 27
Bumufuni Unknown
Bumufuni
Population 0
BGN Buginyanya 1,690
Buginyanya
Population 1,690
BKH Bukhalu 818
Bukhalu
Population 818
BTC Bulambuli TC 656
Bulambuli TC
Population 656
BLI Bulegeni 1,197
Bulegeni
Population 1,197
BTL Bulegeni TC 3,814
Bulegeni TC
Population 3,814
BLA Buluganya 1,190
Buluganya
Population 1,190
BMS Bumasobo 152
Bumasobo
Population 152
BMG Bumugibole 313
Bumugibole
Population 313
BWK Bwikhonge 156
Bwikhonge
Population 156
KMU Kamu 3,403
Kamu
Population 3,403
LSH Lusha 2,045
Lusha
Population 2,045
MSR Masiira 330
Masiira
Population 330
MYM Muyembe 1,620
Muyembe
Population 1,620
NBN Nabbongo 599
Nabbongo
Population 599
NMS Namisuni 3,500
Namisuni
Population 3,500
SMU Simu 599
Simu
Population 599
SSY Sisiyi 1,454
Sisiyi
Population 1,454
Buyaga Town Council Unknown
Buyaga Town Council
Population 0
BUNALWERE Unknown
BUNALWERE
Population 0
Buwanyanga Unknown
Buwanyanga
Population 0
NABIWUTULU Unknown
NABIWUTULU
Population 0
BLG Bulaago 368
Bulaago
Population 368
Sotti Unknown
Sotti
Population 0

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 65 %
Urban Access 38 %

Bufumbo 95 %
Bufumbo
Population Served 3,591
Sotti 13 %
Sotti
Population Served 800
BGN Buginyanya 95 %
Buginyanya
Population Served 7,801
BKH Bukhalu 48 %
Bukhalu
Population Served 17,900
BLA Buluganya 65 %
Buluganya
Population Served 12,806
BLG Bulaago 74 %
Bulaago
Population Served 10,450
BLI Bulegeni 57 %
Bulegeni
Population Served 4,350
BMG Bumugibole 95 %
Bumugibole
Population Served 9,164
BMS Bumasobo 78 %
Bumasobo
Population Served 9,412
BNM Bunambutye 63 %
Bunambutye
Population Served 4,503
BTC Bulambuli TC 95 %
Bulambuli TC
Population Served 4,582
BTL Bulegeni TC 32 %
Bulegeni TC
Population Served 5,000
BWK Bwikhonge 95 %
Bwikhonge
Population Served 11,022
KMU Kamu 54 %
Kamu
Population Served 5,100
LSH Lusha 81 %
Lusha
Population Served 10,650
MSR Masiira 64 %
Masiira
Population Served 9,700
MYM Muyembe 95 %
Muyembe
Population Served 10,650
NBN Nabbongo 95 %
Nabbongo
Population Served 13,499
NMS Namisuni 84 %
Namisuni
Population Served 10,856
SMU Simu 51 %
Simu
Population Served 4,050
SSY Sisiyi 68 %
Sisiyi
Population Served 13,300
Bumufuni 76 %
Bumufuni
Population Served 5,706
Buyaga Town Council NWSC
Buyaga Town Council
Population Served NWSC
BUNALWERE Unknown
BUNALWERE
Population Served Unknown
Buwanyanga Unknown
Buwanyanga
Population Served Unknown
NABIWUTULU 41 %
NABIWUTULU
Population Served 2,000

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 65 %
Urban Access 38 %

Bufumbo 95 %
Bufumbo
Population Served 3,591
Sotti 13 %
Sotti
Population Served 800
BGN Buginyanya 95 %
Buginyanya
Population Served 7,801
BKH Bukhalu 48 %
Bukhalu
Population Served 17,900
BLA Buluganya 65 %
Buluganya
Population Served 12,806
BLG Bulaago 74 %
Bulaago
Population Served 10,450
BLI Bulegeni 57 %
Bulegeni
Population Served 4,350
BMG Bumugibole 95 %
Bumugibole
Population Served 9,164
BMS Bumasobo 78 %
Bumasobo
Population Served 9,412
BNM Bunambutye 63 %
Bunambutye
Population Served 4,503
BTC Bulambuli TC 95 %
Bulambuli TC
Population Served 4,582
BTL Bulegeni TC 32 %
Bulegeni TC
Population Served 5,000
BWK Bwikhonge 95 %
Bwikhonge
Population Served 11,022
KMU Kamu 54 %
Kamu
Population Served 5,100
LSH Lusha 81 %
Lusha
Population Served 10,650
MSR Masiira 64 %
Masiira
Population Served 9,700
MYM Muyembe 95 %
Muyembe
Population Served 10,650
NBN Nabbongo 95 %
Nabbongo
Population Served 13,499
NMS Namisuni 84 %
Namisuni
Population Served 10,856
SMU Simu 51 %
Simu
Population Served 4,050
SSY Sisiyi 68 %
Sisiyi
Population Served 13,300
Bumufuni 76 %
Bumufuni
Population Served 5,706
Buyaga Town Council NWSC
Buyaga Town Council
Population Served NWSC
BUNALWERE Unknown
BUNALWERE
Population Served Unknown
Buwanyanga Unknown
Buwanyanga
Population Served Unknown
NABIWUTULU 41 %
NABIWUTULU
Population Served 2,000

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 97 %
Urban Functionality 73 %

Bufumbo 100 %
Bufumbo
Functional Sources 19
Sotti 100 %
Sotti
Functional Sources 4
BGN Buginyanya 100 %
Buginyanya
Functional Sources 51
BKH Bukhalu 82 %
Bukhalu
Functional Sources 54
BLA Buluganya 100 %
Buluganya
Functional Sources 73
BLG Bulaago 100 %
Bulaago
Functional Sources 62
BLI Bulegeni 80 %
Bulegeni
Functional Sources 20
BMG Bumugibole 100 %
Bumugibole
Functional Sources 62
BMS Bumasobo 98 %
Bumasobo
Functional Sources 54
BNM Bunambutye 88 %
Bunambutye
Functional Sources 14
BTC Bulambuli TC 58 %
Bulambuli TC
Functional Sources 19
BTL Bulegeni TC 90 %
Bulegeni TC
Functional Sources 27
BWK Bwikhonge 95 %
Bwikhonge
Functional Sources 41
KMU Kamu 97 %
Kamu
Functional Sources 31
LSH Lusha 100 %
Lusha
Functional Sources 63
MSR Masiira 96 %
Masiira
Functional Sources 55
MYM Muyembe 98 %
Muyembe
Functional Sources 43
NBN Nabbongo 98 %
Nabbongo
Functional Sources 60
NMS Namisuni 100 %
Namisuni
Functional Sources 63
SMU Simu 100 %
Simu
Functional Sources 23
SSY Sisiyi 100 %
Sisiyi
Functional Sources 73
Bumufuni 85 %
Bumufuni
Functional Sources 17
Buyaga Town Council NWSC
Buyaga Town Council
Functional Sources Unknown
BUNALWERE Unknown
BUNALWERE
Functional Sources Unknown
Buwanyanga Unknown
Buwanyanga
Functional Sources Unknown
NABIWUTULU 100 %
NABIWUTULU
Functional Sources 10

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
BULAMBULI                               
 1 KamuRural9,3865,10054%97%--6-6---------------25126---No
 2 LushaRural13,16610,65081%100%--24-24---------------39-39---No
 3 MasiiraRural15,2529,70064%96%--23-23---------------32234---No
 4 BulaagoRural14,07810,45074%100%--20-20---1-1---------41-41---No
 5 BunambutyeRural7,1704,50363%88%--------132151-1------------No
 6 Bulegeni TCUrban15,7735,00032%-90%-10-10---------------17320---No
 7 BumufuniRural7,5185,70676%85%--------17219-11------------No
 8 BuginyanyaRural8,2127,80195%100%--28-28------2-2------21-21---No
 9 BukhaluRural37,15217,90048%82%--1-12422626127---------3912---No
 10 SimuRural7,9524,05051%100%--9-9---1-1---------13-13---No
 11 NamisuniRural12,90510,85684%100%--31-31------1-1------31-31---No
 12 BuluganyaRural19,55312,80665%100%--40-40------1-1------32-32---No
 13 BumasoboRural11,9939,41278%98%--26-26---1-12-2------25126---No
 14 BumugiboleRural9,6469,16495%100%--29-29------2-2------31-31---No
 15 MuyembeRural11,21110,65095%98%--1-117-1725-25----------11---No
 16 NabbongoRural14,20913,49995%98%--1-125-25311323-3------------No
 17 SottiRural5,99680013%100%--1-1---1-1---------2-2---No
 18 Bulambuli TCUrban4,8234,58295%-58%----12-123144-4-------1313---No
 19 BufumboRural3,7803,59195%100%--17-17---------------2-2---No
 20 SisiyiRural19,42313,30068%100%--47-47---------------26-26---No
 21 BwikhongeRural11,60211,02295%95%-----6-6332352-2------------No
 22 NABIWUTULURural4,8402,00041%100%--10-10---------------------No
 23 BulegeniRural7,6914,35057%80%--3-31-12-2---------14519---No
 24 Buyaga Town CouncilUrban4,737NWSCNWSC---------------------------Yes
 25 BUNALWERERural5,66400%---------------------------No
 26 BuwanyangaRural15,13900%---------------------------No
Total 298,871186,892639773032703278528715491631811900000035435389000No
District 298,871186,892639773032703278528715491631811900000035435389000No

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
Surface Water Based/Not GFS10010000000
Unknown/GFS54010000000
Surface Water Based/GFS11000000000
Total75020000000

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