Mokerang
in Manus Province, Papua New Guinea

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
-2.000 and 147.399 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
S -2° 0' 1" and E 147° 23' 57"
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: 03:40 AM (Friday)
Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
UTC/GMT offset: 10 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:49 am and 6:03 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-3.840 and -32.411 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Fernando de Noronha (Distrito Estadual)
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

Discover Mokerang

Mokerang in Manus Province is a town in Papua New Guinea about 514 mi (or 828 km) north of Port Moresby, the country's capital city.

Current time in Mokerang is now 03:40 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Port Moresby with an UTC offset of 10 hours. We know of 1 airports near Mokerang. The closest airport in Papua New Guinea is Momote Airport in a distance of 5 mi (or 7 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Lorengau, Kavieng, Madang, Wewak and Kimbe. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 30°C / 86 °F

Morning Temperature 27°C / 81 °F
Evening Temperature 28°C / 83 °F
Night Temperature 28°C / 82 °F
Chance of rainfall 5%
Air Humidity 69%
Air Pressure 1008 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 4 km/h (2 mph) from South-West
Cloud Conditions Scattered clouds, covering 39% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Friday, 22nd of November 2024

29°C (85 °F)
27°C (81 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, few clouds.

Saturday, 23rd of November 2024

29°C (84 °F)
27°C (80 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, scattered clouds.

Sunday, 24th of November 2024

29°C (84 °F)
28°C (82 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Seeadler Harbor

Seeadler Harbor, also known as Port Seeadler, is located on Manus Island, Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea and played an important role in World War II. In German, "Seeadler" means sea eagle, pointing to German colonial activity between 1884 and 1919 in that area.

Located at -2.02028, 147.364 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Papua New Guinea in World War II, History of Papua New Guinea, Manus Province

Los Negros Island

Los Negros Island is the third largest of the Admiralty Islands. It is significant because it contains the main airport of Manus Province on its eastern coastline, at Momote. It is connected to Lorengau, the capital of the province, on Manus Island via a highway and bridge across the Lonui Passage, which separates Los Negros from the larger Manus Island.

Located at -2, 147.417 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Admiralty Islands, Manus Province

Mokerang Airfield

Mokerang Airfield, was an airfield on the northwest tip of Los Negros Island, 5 miles NNW of Momote Airfield.

Located at -1.981, 147.378 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Closed facilities of the United States Air Force

Popular in vicinity

These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Mokerang.


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Mokareng, Moakareng, Moakereng, Mokerang