Is Chinsali safe? Zambia travel risk
Is Chinsali safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Chinsali scores 44/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Zambia Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 31 Jul 2023); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions (with regional advisories). GDACS lists 2 minor (green) events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Chinsali 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 Zambia (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Chinsali: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (61/100) and security (35/100).
A score of 44 is higher than the scores of 57% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Zambia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Positioned at 10.5522° S, 32.0692° E in Muchinga, Chinsali features an altitude of 1286 m. The settlement is located 678.8 km SW from Lusaka.
Muchinga
10.5522° S, 32.0692° E
1286 m
Africa/Lusaka
15,198
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Zambia)
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 Zambia travel advice & laws.
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