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Kakata score: 52/100 (Elevated) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Kakata safe? Liberia travel risk

Is Kakata safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026

Kakata scores 52/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Liberia Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 11 Dec 2025); the UK has no advice against travel; 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.

Kakata scores 52/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Liberia (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Kakata: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: security (54/100) and health and medical access (74/100).

A score of 52 is higher than the scores of 70% of the 241 countries we cover.

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

Territorial & Position Context

Kakata belongs to Margibi (Liberia), centered at coordinates 6.5300° N, 10.3517° W (97 m above sea level). Distance to Monrovia is 55.2 km towards the WSW.

Region
Margibi
Coordinates
6.5300° N, 10.3517° W
Elevation
97 m
Time Zone
Africa/Monrovia
Population
33,945
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Monrovia (55.2 km WSW).

Critical Services & Regional Transit

Aviation Hub Roberts International Airport (ROB) 33.0 km S
Hospital Care Redemption Hospital 51.8 km WSW

Adjacent Localities in Liberia

Natural Hazard Calendar & History

5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)

Hazard Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Floods — — — — — 2 — — — — — —
Wildfires — — — 6 — — — — — — — —

Most wildfire events within 100 km of Kakata happened in April (6 of 6 in five years).

Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.

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

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

Regional Centers with Threat Ratings

Harbel 15
27.4 km S
Bensonville 15
30.0 km WSW
New Kru Town 10
51.8 km WSW
Monrovia 72
55.2 km WSW
Bopolu 10
61.5 km NNW
Tubmanburg 10
63.6 km NW

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Reference data: SimpleMaps (CC BY 4.0), GeoNames, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, GDACS, USGS · Sources · Editorial Policy