Is Ampataka safe? Madagascar travel risk
Is Ampataka safe right now? Checked 21 October 2026
Ampataka scores 55/100 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.
Ampataka scores 55/100 (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 Ampataka: 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 55 is higher than 72% of the cities we score.
Consult the Madagascar travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Positioned at 23.3527° S, 47.4650° E in Fianarantsoa. The settlement is located 494.0 km N from Antananarivo.
Fianarantsoa
23.3527° S, 47.4650° E
Lowland
UTC
19,000
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (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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