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Maltahöhe score: 44/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Maltahöhe safe? Namibia travel risk

Is Maltahöhe safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Maltahöhe scores 44/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Namibia Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 15 May 2026); 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.

Maltahöhe scores 44/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Namibia (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Maltahöhe: nearest emergency and transport facilities.

Driven by: crime and scams (61/100) and security (43/100).

A score of 44 is higher than the scores of 57% of the 241 countries we cover.

Consult the Namibia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Location & Spatial Data

Geographically located in Hardap (24.8500° S, 16.9833° E), Maltahöhe sits 253.7 km N from Windhoek at 1347 m elevation.

Region
Hardap
Coordinates
24.8500° S, 16.9833° E
Elevation
1347 m
Time Zone
Africa/Windhoek
Population
6,000
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Cape Town (1,018.7 km S).

Transit Links & Medical Facilities

Aviation Hub Mariental Airport (FYML) 99.0 km ENE

Proximate Regional Communities (Namibia)

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 Namibia travel advice & laws.

Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the Namibia entry requirements.

Surrounding Places with Full Dossiers

Mariental 10
102.2 km ENE

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Intelligence records sourced via SimpleMaps, GeoNames, OSM, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, and USGS/GDACS · Sources · Editorial Policy