Is Simanggang safe? Malaysia travel risk
Is Simanggang safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Simanggang scores 26/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Malaysia Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 22 Feb 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts of the country (updated 19 Mar 2026); Canada says: exercise normal security precautions (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.
Simanggang scores 26/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Malaysia (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Simanggang: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (33/100) and natural hazards (31/100).
A score of 26 is higher than the scores of 17% of the 241 countries we cover.
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Location & Spatial Data
Geographically located in Sarawak (1.2472° N, 111.4528° E), Simanggang sits 1,104.7 km W from Kuala Lumpur at lowland elevation.
Sarawak
1.2472° N, 111.4528° E
Lowland
UTC
102,092
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Malaysia)
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Simanggang happened in January (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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