ARAWA

Bougainville · PAPUA NEW GUINEA (PG) · 6.23°S / 155.57°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 2,100,633

Arawa is a city in Papua New Guinea with a population of 40,266. It sits at -6.23/155.57, runs on Pacific/Bougainville, is 7 km from Kieta.

Population 40,266

Place Type District Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Pacific/Bougainville

All facts

fields

Country: Papua New Guinea
Subdivision: Bougainville
Coords: 6.23°S / 155.57°E
UTC offset: +11
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 2 · within 50 km

E Kieta Bougainville 3,611 7.6 km

SW Panguna Bougainville 2,916 13.1 km

Air access

nearby

KIE

Aropa Airport

Small airport

19.8 km

TON

Tonu Airport

Small airport

49.3 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Arawa?: 40,266 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Arawa in?: Pacific/Bougainville.
Which country is Arawa in?: Papua New Guinea (PG).
Which airport serves Arawa?: Aropa Airport (KIE).
How far is Arawa from Port Moresby?: About 995 km.
Does Arawa have a university?: Not on record.
What languages are spoken in Papua New Guinea?: English.
What currency is used in Papua New Guinea?: Kina.
How many cities are in Papua New Guinea?: 52 on record.
Which admin region is Arawa in?: Bougainville.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/2100633

{
  "data": {
    "id": 2100633,
    "name": "Arawa",
    "ascii_name": "Arawa",
    "country_code": "PG",
    "population": 40266,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Pacific/Bougainville",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA2",
    "latitude": -6.22977,
    "longitude": 155.56598
  }
}

Context

comparatives

11.2x the population of Kieta.
7 km from Kieta.
Same timezone (Pacific/Bougainville) as 4 other cities in Papua New Guinea.