Is Ambalajia safe? Madagascar travel risk
Is Ambalajia safe right now? Checked 21 October 2026
Ambalajia scores 56/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Madagascar Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 5 Dec 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.
Ambalajia scores 56/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Madagascar (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Ambalajia: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (60/100) and health and medical access (79/100).
A score of 56 is higher than 75% of the cities we score.
Consult the Madagascar travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Situated in Mahajanga at 17.4965° S, 46.1206° E, Ambalajia lies 216.1 km SE of Antananarivo. Time zone: UTC.
Mahajanga
17.4965° S, 46.1206° E
Lowland
UTC
9,000
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Madagascar
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 Madagascar travel advice & laws.
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