Kwaiakum
in East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea

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Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
-3.633 and 143.550 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
S -3° 37' 59" and E 143° 33' 0"
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: 02:03 AM (Saturday)
Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
UTC/GMT offset: 10 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:02 am and 6:19 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-2.850 and -39.950 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Volta do Rio
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 Kwaiakum

Kwaiakum in East Sepik Province is a city located in Papua New Guinea about 472 mi (or 760 km) north-west of Port Moresby, the country's capital town.

Current time in Kwaiakum is now 02:03 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Port Moresby with an UTC offset of 10 hours. We know of 8 airports closer to Kwaiakum. The closest airport in Papua New Guinea is Wewak International Airport in a distance of 9 mi (or 14 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Kuk Early Agricultural Site in a distance of 67 mi (or 108 km), South-East.

Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Wewak, Wabag, Rauna, Mount Hagen and Tari. 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 28°C / 82 °F
Night Temperature 27°C / 80 °F
Chance of rainfall 15%
Air Humidity 72%
Air Pressure 1010 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from West
Cloud Conditions Broken clouds, covering 69% of sky
General Conditions Moderate rain

Saturday, 16th of November 2024

30°C (86 °F)
27°C (81 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Sunday, 17th of November 2024

30°C (86 °F)
28°C (82 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, few clouds.

Monday, 18th of November 2024

30°C (86 °F)
27°C (81 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Videos from this area

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ArbY28 - Wewak Hill Kids Soccer Final.mp4

Published: March 11, 2012
Length: 02:56 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: rhlbeunk

Wewak Hill Kids Soccer Final. Playing are the teams of Pirates and NBC.


ArbY28 - 2006 Hawaiin/Wewak Cycling Race.mp4

Published: March 11, 2012
Length: 00:04 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: rhlbeunk

First ever Hawaiin to Wewak Cycling Race in november 2006, Papua New Guinea.


WOM AQUAPOLIS PROJECT.flv

Published: May 27, 2012
Length: 58:04 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Norman Principe

2000 Ha. Integrated Aquaculture Project. Designed by Lim Shrimp Organization and Viostek Engineering Services located in Wewak, Papua New Guinea.


ArbY28 - Sepik Iron Man 2004.mp4

Published: March 14, 2012
Length: 34:06 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: rhlbeunk

The very first Sepik Iron Man was organized in 2004. Stephen Damien and the staff of SBA Ltd. coordinated the event that grew bigger and bigger in the following years and attracted (Inter)national...


ArbY28 - Palm tree topping.mp4

Published: March 14, 2012
Length: 14:43 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: rhlbeunk

A few palm trees -after many years of beauty and kulau production- had become a real danger to the roof of our house and anyone in the immediate area. And that's where we enjoy our sundowners...


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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Kwaiarkum, Kwaiakum