Is Chinguar safe? Angola travel risk
Is Chinguar safe right now? Checked 14 October 2026
Chinguar scores 50/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Angola Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 5 Mar 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts of the country (updated 28 May 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.
Chinguar scores 50/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Angola (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Chinguar: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (61/100) and crime and scams (45/100).
A score of 50 is higher than the scores of 67% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Angola travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
In the Bié territory, Chinguar is established at 12.5500° S, 16.3333° E. It lies 533.8 km NW relative to Luanda. Time zone observed: Africa/Luanda.
Bié
12.5500° S, 16.3333° E
1819 m
Africa/Luanda
129,370
Emergency & Aviation Access
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Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Chinguar happened in June (9 of 18 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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