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Kailahun score: 50/100 (Elevated) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Kailahun safe? Sierra Leone travel risk

Is Kailahun safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026

Kailahun scores 50/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Sierra Leone Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 15 Sep 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.

Kailahun scores 50/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Sierra Leone (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Kailahun: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: security (53/100) and health and medical access (64/100).

A score of 50 is higher than the scores of 67% of the 241 countries we cover.

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

Territorial & Position Context

Charted at coordinates 8.2794° N, 10.5733° W in Eastern, Kailahun maintains a regional distance of 293.5 km W to Freetown.

Region
Eastern
Coordinates
8.2794° N, 10.5733° W
Elevation
309 m
Time Zone
Africa/Freetown
Population
30,411
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Monrovia (220.1 km S).

Critical Services & Regional Transit

Aviation Hub Yengema Airport (WYE) 63.7 km NW

Adjacent Localities in Sierra Leone

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 Sierra Leone travel advice & laws.

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

Regional Centers with Threat Ratings

Pendembu 10
24.2 km SSW
Koidu-Bulma 10
35.3 km WNW
Guéckédou 15
58.0 km NE
Koidu 15
59.7 km NW
Tongoma 10
68.1 km NW
Kenema 15
80.3 km SW

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Reference data: SimpleMaps (CC BY 4.0), GeoNames, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, GDACS, USGS · Sources · Editorial Policy