Is Sowa Town safe? Botswana travel risk
Is Sowa Town safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Sowa Town scores 42/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Botswana Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 17 Jun 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Sowa Town scores 42/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Botswana (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Sowa Town: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: crime and scams (61/100) and security (35/100).
A score of 42 is higher than the scores of 54% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Botswana travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Found at 20.5636° S, 26.2244° E within Sowa Town, Sowa Town is situated 456.3 km S of Gaborone.
Sowa Town
20.5636° S, 26.2244° E
Lowland
UTC
2,914
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Botswana
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 Botswana travel advice & laws.
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