Is Āsosa safe? Ethiopia travel risk
Is Āsosa safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Āsosa scores 62/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Ethiopia Level 3 (Reconsider Travel, updated 27 Aug 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 7 Oct 2026); Canada says: avoid non-essential travel (with regional advisories). GDACS lists 1 minor (green) event within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Āsosa scores 62/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Ethiopia (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Āsosa: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (79/100) and crime and scams (55/100).
A score of 62 is higher than the scores of 86% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Ethiopia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Situated in Bīnshangul Gumuz at 10.0667° N, 34.5167° E (elevation 1530 m), Āsosa lies 477.2 km ESE of Addis Ababa. Time zone: Africa/Addis_Ababa.
Bīnshangul Gumuz
10.0667° N, 34.5167° E
1530 m
Africa/Addis_Ababa
20,226
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Ethiopia)
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfires | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 4 |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Āsosa happened in February (5 of 18 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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