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Amuria score: 65/100 (Elevated) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Amuria safe? Uganda travel risk

Is Amuria safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Amuria scores 65/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Uganda Level 4 (Do Not Travel, updated 4 Jun 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: avoid non-essential travel (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. CDC travel health notice: Level 2, Ebola Bundibugyo Virus Disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda (28 Aug 2026). No change in government advice in the last 7 days.

Amuria scores 65/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Uganda (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Amuria: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: The US State Department advises against all travel here, so the score is held at 65 or higher. Governments disagree: US Level 4, UK Level 1, Canada Level 3.

A score of 65 is higher than the scores of 88% of the 241 countries we cover.

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

Territorial & Position Context

Amuria belongs to Amuria (Uganda), centered at coordinates 2.0300° N, 33.6431° E (1123 m above sea level). Distance to Kampala is 224.4 km towards the SSW.

Region
Amuria
Coordinates
2.0300° N, 33.6431° E
Elevation
1123 m
Time Zone
Africa/Kampala
Population
8,900
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Kampala (224.4 km SSW).

Critical Services & Regional Transit

Aviation Hub Soroti Airport (SRT) 33.7 km S

Adjacent Localities in Uganda

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 — — — — — — —
Wildfires 1 — — — — — — — — 3 4 —
Droughts — — — — — — 1 — — — — —

Most wildfire events within 100 km of Amuria happened in November (4 of 8 in five years).

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

CDC Traveler Health Notices for Uganda

Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Public Domain).

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

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

Regional Centers with Threat Ratings

Soroti 10
35.2 km S
Abim 10
74.7 km N
Lira 10
86.0 km WNW
Buyende 10
111.8 km SSW
Kamonkoli 15
117.5 km SSE
Mbale 10
121.0 km SSE

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