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Butiama score: 48/100 (Moderate) Updated October 7, 2026

Is Butiama safe? Tanzania travel risk

Is Butiama safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Butiama scores 48/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). 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.

Butiama scores 48/100 (Moderate). 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 Butiama: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: security (59/100) and natural hazards (51/100).

A score of 48 is higher than the scores of 63% of the 241 countries we cover.

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

Location & Spatial Data

Butiama belongs to Mara (Tanzania), centered at coordinates 1.7667° S, 33.9667° E (1500 m above sea level). Distance to Dodoma is 528.0 km towards the SSE.

Region
Mara
Coordinates
1.7667° S, 33.9667° E
Elevation
1500 m
Time Zone
Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
Population
15,383
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Kampala (277.9 km NW).

Transit Links & Medical Facilities

Aviation Hub Musoma Airport (MUZ) 34.6 km NNW
Hospital Care Butiama Hospital 0.8 km W
Police Station Butiama Police Station 0.3 km NW

Proximate Regional Communities (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 —
Wildfires — — — — — 3 10 — — — — —

Most wildfire events within 100 km of Butiama happened in July (10 of 13 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.

Surrounding Places with Full Dossiers

Musoma 15
35.0 km NNW
Tarime 20
65.5 km NE
Mugumu 10
78.1 km E
Nyahanga 10
82.7 km SW
Migori 10
96.4 km NE
Karungu 10
104.0 km N

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