Is Chitembo safe? Angola travel risk
Is Chitembo safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Chitembo scores 56/100 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.
Chitembo scores 56/100 (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 Chitembo: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (61/100) and health and medical access (75/100).
A score of 56 is higher than the scores of 80% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Angola travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Charted at coordinates 13.5138° S, 16.7541° E in Bié, Chitembo maintains a regional distance of 646.2 km NW to Luanda.
Bié
13.5138° S, 16.7541° E
1628 m
Africa/Luanda
78,156
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Angola
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Angola travel advice & laws.
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