WAU

Morobe Province · PAPUA NEW GUINEA (PG) · 7.34°S / 146.72°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 2,083,653

Wau is a city in Papua New Guinea with a population of 14,629. It sits at -7.34/146.72, runs on Pacific/Port_Moresby, is 17 km from Bulolo.

Population 14,629

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Pacific/Port_Moresby

All facts

fields

Country: Papua New Guinea
Subdivision: Morobe Province
Coords: 7.34°S / 146.72°E
UTC offset: +10
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 1 · within 50 km

NW Bulolo Morobe Province 16,042 17.9 km

Air access

nearby

WUG

Wau Airport

Small airport

0.0 km

BUL

Bulolo Airport

Small airport

16.2 km

HNI

Heiweni Airport

Small airport

33.9 km

BRP

Biaru Airport

Small airport

36.4 km

TKB

Tekadu Airport

Small airport

42.1 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Wau?: 14,629 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Wau in?: Pacific/Port_Moresby.
Which country is Wau in?: Papua New Guinea (PG).
Which airport serves Wau?: Wau Airport (WUG).
How far is Wau from Port Moresby?: About 242 km.
Does Wau 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 Wau in?: Morobe Province.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/2083653

{
  "data": {
    "id": 2083653,
    "name": "Wau",
    "ascii_name": "Wau",
    "country_code": "PG",
    "population": 14629,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Pacific/Port_Moresby",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": -7.342,
    "longitude": 146.724
  }
}

Context

comparatives

17 km from Bulolo.
Same timezone (Pacific/Port_Moresby) as 46 other cities in Papua New Guinea.