Is Ongwediva safe? Namibia travel risk
Is Ongwediva safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Ongwediva scores 47/100 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.
Ongwediva scores 47/100 (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 Ongwediva: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: crime and scams (61/100) and security (43/100).
A score of 47 is higher than the scores of 62% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Namibia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Found at 17.7833° S, 15.7667° E within Oshana, Ongwediva is situated 549.7 km SSE of Windhoek at an altitude of 1088 m.
Oshana
17.7833° S, 15.7667° E
1088 m
Africa/Windhoek
10,964
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Namibia
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Ongwediva happened in September (5 of 6 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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