Tikam
in Western Province, Papua New Guinea

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
-5.668 and 141.120 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
S -5° 40' 6" and E 141° 7' 11"
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: 05:18 AM (Saturday)
Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
UTC/GMT offset: 10 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:08 am and 6:31 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-2.817 and -40.150 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Coroa Grande
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

Touring Tikam

Tikam in Western Province is a town located in Papua New Guinea about 490 mi (or 789 km) north-west of Port Moresby, the country's capital place.

Time in Tikam is now 05:18 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Port Moresby with an UTC offset of 10 hours. We know of 8 airports nearby Tikam. The closest airport in Papua New Guinea is Tabubil Airport in a distance of 28 mi (or 45 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Mindiptana, Oksibil, Tanah Merah, Getentiri and Muting. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

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.

Birim River (New Guinea)

The Birim River or Ok Birim in the western province of New Guinea is a tributary of the Ok Tedi River, which is in turn a tributary of the north Fly River. The Birim river joins the Ok Tedi river from the west between Ningerum and Bige. The Birim river area is inhabited by the Kaikaruk tribe. They practise tropical forest Swidden agriculture. About 3,000 people, they speak the Ninggerum language of the Ok group.

Located at -5.70711, 141.1 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Rivers of Papua New Guinea, Western Province (Papua New Guinea), Fly River

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