Karakung
in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
-6.259 and 155.648 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
S -6° 15' 33" and E 155° 38' 51"
Currency and Currency Code:
Kina - PGK
Spoken languages:
English, Hiri Motu
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 05:13 PM (Friday)
Timezone: Pacific/Bougainville
UTC/GMT offset: 10 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:10 am and 6:36 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
14.833 and -24.367 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Fonte Aleixo
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Papua New Guinea in Melanesia

Safety Score: 3,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Papua New Guinea.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Papua New Guinea. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Delve into Karakung

Karakung in Bougainville is a city located in Papua New Guinea about 620 mi (or 998 km) east of Port Moresby, the country's capital town.

Current time in Karakung is now 05:13 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Bougainville with an UTC offset of 11 hours. We know of 8 airports closer to Karakung. The closest is airport we know is Ballalae Airport in Solomon islands in a distance of 53 mi (or 86 km). The closest airport in Papua New Guinea is Buka Airport in a distance of 88 mi (or 86 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Arawa, Taro, Buka, Gizo and Kokopo. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 29°C / 84 °F

Morning Temperature 26°C / 78 °F
Evening Temperature 27°C / 80 °F
Night Temperature 26°C / 79 °F
Chance of rainfall 2%
Air Humidity 69%
Air Pressure 1010 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from South
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Saturday, 23rd of November 2024

28°C (82 °F)
25°C (77 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Sunday, 24th of November 2024

31°C (88 °F)
26°C (78 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Monday, 25th of November 2024

32°C (89 °F)
26°C (78 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, broken clouds.

Videos from this area

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XTREME AROBIAN FREESTYLERS.MP4

Published: May 14, 2012
Length: 37:34 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: John Kemaroy

Just a collection of freestyle shots of soccer fanatics from Arawa in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville (A.R.o.B hence, AROBian) - Papua New Guinea, doing what they love doing............


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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Karakun, Kiarakun, Karakung