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Luquembo score: 58/100 (Elevated) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Luquembo safe? Angola travel risk

Is Luquembo safe right now? Checked 14 October 2026

Luquembo scores 58/100 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.

Luquembo scores 58/100 (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 Luquembo: 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 58 is higher than the scores of 83% 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 10.7333° S, 17.8833° E in Malanje, Luquembo maintains a regional distance of 551.2 km WNW to Luanda.

Region
Malanje
Coordinates
10.7333° S, 17.8833° E
Elevation
1125 m
Time Zone
Africa/Luanda
Population
54,880
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Luanda (551.2 km WNW).

Critical Services & Regional Transit

Aviation Hub Kuito Airport (SVP) 212.0 km SSW

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.

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

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