Is Maquela do Zombo safe? Angola travel risk
Is Maquela do Zombo safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Maquela do Zombo 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.
Maquela do Zombo 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 Maquela do Zombo: 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.
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Geographic & Regional Coordinates
In the Uíge territory, Maquela do Zombo is established at 6.0500° S, 15.1167° E. It lies 373.1 km SSW relative to Luanda. Time zone observed: Africa/Luanda.
Uíge
6.0500° S, 15.1167° E
904 m
Africa/Luanda
146,908
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Maquela do Zombo happened in July (8 of 22 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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