Is Chongoroi safe? Angola travel risk
Is Chongoroi safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Chongoroi scores 54/100 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.
Chongoroi scores 54/100 (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 Chongoroi: 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 54 is higher than the scores of 75% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Angola travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Chongoroi belongs to Benguela (Angola), centered at coordinates 13.5667° S, 13.9500° E (822 m above sea level). Distance to Luanda is 531.5 km towards the N.
Benguela
13.5667° S, 13.9500° E
822 m
Africa/Luanda
87,278
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Angola
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Chongoroi happened in August and September (4 of 5 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 Angola travel advice & laws.
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