Is Balikumbat safe? Cameroon travel risk
Is Balikumbat safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Balikumbat scores 58/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Cameroon Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 15 May 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 9 Feb 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.
Balikumbat 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 Cameroon (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Balikumbat: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (75/100) and crime and scams (50/100).
A score of 58 is higher than the scores of 83% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Cameroon travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Positioned at 5.8928° N, 10.3597° E in North-West. The settlement is located 259.2 km SSE from Yaoundé.
North-West
5.8928° N, 10.3597° E
Lowland
UTC
10,163
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Cameroon
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 Cameroon travel advice & laws.
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