6.38 ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER

Data ID

Description:

Percentage of households having access to clean water

Chapter:

6 People, Services and Infrastructure

File name:

Access to clean water

File type:

Arcview shapefile

Geographical area:

Namibia

Keywords:

water

water supply

clean water

infrastructure

Notes on data, analysis and

Generalised map, in 5 categories, showing access to clean water. The following water sources were defined as clean:

compilation:

boreholes, piped water (indoors, in yard or public pipe). Derived from the 1991 Population and Housing Census and

updated using information on new pipeline networks, and from the 2000 Demographic and Health Survey

Data quality and organisation

Positional Accuracy:

Very generalised

Vector/Raster:

Vector

Spatial reference

Projection:

Geographic

Fields

Field name

Field description

RANGE

Percentage of households having access to clean water, in 5

categories from 0-20% to 80-100%

Source/Distribution

Data Source:

See notes on data analysis and compilation

Contact:

Online/Offline Address:

Central Statistics Office

Government Office Park

Luther Street

Private Bag 13356

Windhoek

Tel: 2834111

Ministry of Health and Social Services

Harvey Street

Private Bag 13198

Windhoek

Tel: 2039111

Distribution notes:

Unrestricted