Is Dongshi safe? Taiwan travel risk
Is Dongshi safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Dongshi scores 35/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Taiwan Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 25 Nov 2025); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Dongshi scores 35/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Taiwan (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Dongshi: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (68/100) and health and medical access (49/100).
A score of 35 is higher than the scores of 42% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Taiwan travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Charted at coordinates 23.4748° N, 120.1769° E in Chiayi, Dongshi maintains a regional distance of 223.4 km NE to Taipei.
Chiayi
23.4748° N, 120.1769° E
4 m
Asia/Taipei
23,327
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Taiwan
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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