A total of 20 030 or 28.5 per cent of urban households have access to basic sanitation (i.e. flush toilet connected to a sewerage system), 9 015 or 12.8 per cent of rural households have access to basic sanitation (i.e. 2 445 households have access to flush toilets with septic tank, 6 570 households have pit latrines with ventilation and 37 200 households have pit latrines without ventilation). A total of 41 261 or 58.6 per cent of rural households in the municipality do not have access to basic sanitation.