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Karaga score: 42/100 (Moderate) Updated October 7, 2026

Is Karaga safe? Ghana travel risk

Is Karaga safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026

Karaga scores 42/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Ghana Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 7 Jul 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts of the country (updated 2 Jul 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.

Karaga scores 42/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Ghana (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Karaga: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: security (43/100) and natural hazards (61/100).

A score of 42 is higher than the scores of 54% of the 241 countries we cover.

Consult the Ghana travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Location & Spatial Data

Situated in Northern at 9.9250° N, 0.4297° W, Karaga lies 487.5 km S of Accra. Time zone: UTC.

Region
Northern
Coordinates
9.9250° N, 0.4297° W
Elevation
Lowland
Time Zone
UTC
Population
15,581
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Pâ (358.1 km WNW).

Transit Links & Medical Facilities

Aviation Hub Yakubu Tali International Airport (TML) 63.2 km SW
Hospital Care Gushiegu Government Hospital 23.7 km E

Proximate Regional Communities (Ghana)

Natural Hazard Calendar & History

No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.

For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Ghana travel advice & laws.

Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the Ghana entry requirements.

Surrounding Places with Full Dossiers

Savelugu 10
54.7 km SW
Nalerigu 15
67.3 km N
Yendi 10
70.9 km SE
Tamale 37
73.9 km SW
Navrongo 10
129.4 km NW
Datori 10
142.9 km ENE

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Intelligence records sourced via SimpleMaps, GeoNames, OSM, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, and USGS/GDACS · Sources · Editorial Policy