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IIARD INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (IJGEM )

E-ISSN 2504-8821
P-ISSN 2695-1878
VOL. 10 NO. 12 2024
DOI: 10.56201/ijgem.v10.no12.2024.pg150.170

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Spatial Inequality of Domestic Water Access in Ibadan North Local Government Area, Oyo State, Nigeria

Anaja Patience Ugbede, Tolulope Osayomi, Pelemo Samuel Olu, ALILU, Ayegu Daniel, Olugbemide Kinsley Kehinde

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Abstract

This research centered on identifying the socioeconomic factors that contribute to the disparities in water access, the source of domestic water supply, proximity to the nearest water supply, and water accessibility in the study area. This has necessitated the study to examine the spatial inequality of domestic water access in the area. So therefore, 10 areas were selected in Ibadan North LGA and 40 questionnaire was distributed across each selected area. Based on the survey, 34.5% of the participants obtained their water supply from hand-dug wells, 33.5% from boreholes, 30.5% from pipe-borne water, and 1.5% from stream ponds. Furthermore, it was found that 61% of respondents said their home was very close to the nearest water source (1–15 minutes), 26.5% said their home was close (16–30 minutes), and 12.5% said their home was very far (31–45 minutes) from the nearest water supply source. Additionally, 56.4% of respondents said they were satisfied with the current state of water distribution in their neighborhood. In spite of this, the majority of respondents state that they are dissatisfied with the current state of water distribution in their community due to various issues.

keywords:

Water supply, Accessibility, Proximity, Socio Economic Activities.

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