Is Bondoukou safe? Côte d’Ivoire travel risk
Is Bondoukou safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Bondoukou scores 52/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Côte d’Ivoire Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 18 Feb 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 29 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.
Bondoukou scores 52/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Côte d’Ivoire (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Bondoukou: nearest emergency and transport facilities.
Driven by: security (67/100) and crime and scams (45/100).
A score of 52 is higher than the scores of 70% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Côte d’Ivoire travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Positioned at 8.0304° N, 2.8000° W in Zanzan, Bondoukou features an altitude of 350 m. The settlement is located 304.4 km WSW from Yamoussoukro.
Zanzan
8.0304° N, 2.8000° W
350 m
Africa/Abidjan
141,568
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 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Bondoukou happened in December (4 of 7 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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