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Bububu score: 61/100 (Elevated) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Bububu safe? Tanzania travel risk

Is Bububu safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Bububu scores 61/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Tanzania Level 3 (Reconsider Travel, updated 31 Oct 2025); the UK FCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts of the country (updated 9 Oct 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.

Bububu scores 61/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Tanzania (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Bububu: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: security (77/100) and health and medical access (73/100).

A score of 61 is higher than the scores of 85% of the 241 countries we cover.

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

Territorial & Position Context

In the Zanzibar Urban/West territory, Bububu is established at 6.1000° S, 39.2167° E. It lies 384.3 km W relative to Dodoma. Time zone observed: Africa/Dar_es_Salaam.

Region
Zanzibar Urban/West
Coordinates
6.1000° S, 39.2167° E
Elevation
13 m
Time Zone
Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
Population
15,666
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Dar es Salaam (79.9 km S).

Critical Services & Regional Transit

Aviation Hub Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) 13.6 km S
Hospital Care Kwagoa dispensary 1.7 km SE
Police Station Bububu 0.3 km NE
Railway Terminal Mvave 55.6 km W

Adjacent Localities in Tanzania

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 — — 1 — — — — — — — 1 —
Tropical Cyclones — — — — 1 — — — — — — —

Most flood events within 100 km of Bububu happened in March and November (2 of 2 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 Tanzania travel advice & laws.

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

Regional Centers with Threat Ratings

Zanzibar 20
7.5 km SSW
Koani 10
8.2 km ESE
Mahonda 10
12.9 km NNE
Mkokotoni 10
25.2 km NNE
Bagamoyo 10
51.7 km SW
Ubungo 37
76.6 km S

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