Is Bansang safe? Gambia, The travel risk
Is Bansang safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Bansang scores 50/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Gambia, The Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 16 Jan 2026); 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.
Bansang scores 50/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Gambia, The (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Bansang: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (51/100) and health and medical access (67/100).
A score of 50 is higher than the scores of 67% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Gambia, The travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Charted at coordinates 13.4333° N, 14.6500° W in Central River, Bansang maintains a regional distance of 208.6 km W to Banjul.
Central River
13.4333° N, 14.6500° W
9 m
Africa/Banjul
8,843
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Gambia, The
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 | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | 7 | 19 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Bansang happened in February (19 of 30 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Gambia, The travel advice & laws.
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