Wapena
in Western Province, Papua New Guinea

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
-7.300 and 141.683 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
S -7° 18' 0" and E 141° 41' 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: 10:42 AM (Saturday)
Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
UTC/GMT offset: 10 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:04 am and 6:31 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-1.300 and -44.900 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Bate-Vento
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 Wapena

Wapena in Western Province is a town in Papua New Guinea about 404 mi (or 650 km) west of Port Moresby, the country's capital city.

Current time in Wapena is now 10:42 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Port Moresby with an UTC offset of 10 hours. We know of 8 airports near Wapena. The closest airport in Papua New Guinea is Lake Murray Airport in a distance of 24 mi (or 38 km), North-West. 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: Muting, Getentiri, Mindiptana, Tanah Merah and Tari. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 30°C / 85 °F

Morning Temperature 25°C / 78 °F
Evening Temperature 29°C / 84 °F
Night Temperature 27°C / 81 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 70%
Air Pressure 1008 hPa
Wind Speed Moderate breeze with 12 km/h (7 mph) from North-West
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky
General Conditions Overcast clouds

Sunday, 17th of November 2024

31°C (87 °F)
28°C (82 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.

Monday, 18th of November 2024

29°C (85 °F)
28°C (82 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, scattered clouds.

Tuesday, 19th of November 2024

29°C (84 °F)
28°C (83 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, broken clouds.

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Huge Bensbach Barra catch

Published: October 28, 2013
Length: 45:40 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: AnglingAdventuresAus

This was a 122cm Barrramundi caught in Bensbach Papua New Guinea. In 2012 a 138cm Barra was reeled in. For more information how to fish this wonderful destination visit: ...


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