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Dungu score: 75/100 (Extreme) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Dungu safe? Congo (Kinshasa) travel risk

Is Dungu safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Dungu scores 75/100 on our travel risk index (Extreme). The US State Department rates Congo (Kinshasa) Level 4 (Do Not Travel, updated 15 Jul 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 8 Oct 2026); Canada says: avoid all travel. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. CDC travel health notice: Level 4, Ebola Bundibugyo Virus Disease in Ituri and Nord-Kivu Provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (4 Aug 2026). No change in government advice in the last 7 days.

Dungu scores 75/100 (Extreme). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Congo (Kinshasa) (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Dungu: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: security (90/100) and health and medical access (90/100). Governments disagree: US Level 4, UK Level 2, Canada Level 4.

A score of 75 is higher than the scores of 91% of the 241 countries we cover.

Consult the Congo (Kinshasa) travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Territorial & Position Context

Situated in Haut-Uélé at 3.6167° N, 28.5667° E, Dungu lies 1,717.0 km WSW of Kinshasa. Time zone: UTC.

Region
Haut-Uélé
Coordinates
3.6167° N, 28.5667° E
Elevation
Lowland
Time Zone
UTC
Population
52,000
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Kampala (577.8 km SE).

Critical Services & Regional Transit

Aviation Hub Matari Airport (IRP) 139.6 km SW
Hospital Care Dungu Hospital 1.3 km WSW

Adjacent Localities in Congo (Kinshasa)

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 Congo (Kinshasa) travel advice & laws.

Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the Congo (Kinshasa) entry requirements.

Regional Centers with Threat Ratings

Yambio 10
107.4 km N
Watsa 10
125.4 km ESE
Isiro 15
140.4 km SW

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