Is Las Matas de Farfán safe? Dominican Republic travel risk
Is Las Matas de Farfán safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Las Matas de Farfán scores 67/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Dominican Republic Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 12 Jun 2025); 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.
Las Matas de Farfán scores 67/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Dominican Republic (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Las Matas de Farfán: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (77/100) and natural hazards (74/100).
A score of 67 is higher than the scores of 89% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Dominican Republic travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Coordinates 18.8700° N, 71.5200° W place Las Matas de Farfán within El Valle at an elevation of 451 meters. Heading to Santo Domingo: 176.9 km ESE.
El Valle
18.8700° N, 71.5200° W
451 m
America/Santo_Domingo
44,163
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Dominican Republic
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 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Wildfires | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Droughts | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Las Matas de Farfán happened in May (4 of 10 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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