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Mpwapwa score: 45/100 (Moderate) Updated October 7, 2026

Is Mpwapwa safe? Tanzania travel risk

Is Mpwapwa safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Mpwapwa scores 45/100 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.

Mpwapwa scores 45/100 (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 Mpwapwa: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: security (59/100) and crime and scams (38/100).

A score of 45 is higher than the scores of 59% of the 241 countries we cover.

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

Geographic & Regional Coordinates

Situated in Dodoma at 6.3500° S, 36.4833° E (elevation 998 m), Mpwapwa lies 84.3 km WNW of Dodoma. Time zone: Africa/Dar_es_Salaam.

Region
Dodoma
Coordinates
6.3500° S, 36.4833° E
Elevation
998 m
Time Zone
Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
Population
30,000
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Dar es Salaam (313.3 km E).

Emergency & Aviation Access

Aviation Hub Dodoma Airport (DOD) 82.8 km WNW
Hospital Care Mpwapwa District Hospital 0.6 km ESE
Railway Terminal Gulwe 13.6 km SW

Nearby Towns & Settlements 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 — — — — — — — — — — —

Most flood events within 100 km of Mpwapwa happened in January (1 of 1 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.

Evaluated Destinations in this Region

Ihumwa 10
69.4 km WNW
Kilosa 10
77.1 km SE
Dodoma 32
84.3 km WNW
Kibaya 15
117.1 km N
Morogoro 20
140.6 km ESE

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Data compiled from SimpleMaps, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, GDACS, and USGS · Sources · Editorial Policy