Is Kong safe? Côte d’Ivoire travel risk
Is Kong safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Kong scores 59/100 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.
Kong scores 59/100 (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 Kong: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (67/100) and health and medical access (76/100).
A score of 59 is higher than the scores of 84% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Côte d’Ivoire travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Positioned at 9.1506° N, 4.6103° W in Savanes, Kong features an altitude of 327 m. The settlement is located 269.7 km SSW from Yamoussoukro.
Savanes
9.1506° N, 4.6103° W
327 m
Africa/Abidjan
33,391
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Côte d’Ivoire)
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfires | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 29 |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Kong happened in December (29 of 45 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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