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Kerema

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Kerema is the capital of Gulf Province in Papua New Guinea, on the coast of the Gulf of Papua about 229 kilometers northwest of Port Moresby, with a population of 6,551 at the 2013 census. The area was first visited by the missionary James Chalmers in 1885, and its economy today rests on fishing, logging and oil and gas exploration.

Facts
Population
6551 1
Population Estimate Year
2013 1
Elevation (m)
6 1
Latitude
7.967 degrees south 1
Longitude
145.767 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC+10:00 2
Sources
1. Kerema, Wikipedia
  • Infobox: population_total
    6551
  • Infobox: population_as_of
    2013
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    7.967°S 145.767°E
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    7.967°S 145.767°E
  • Infobox, elevation
    6 m (20 ft)
  • In Group: Cities of Oceania (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. GeoNames: Kerema - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 2094144
    -7.96028 145.77278 P PPLA PG 02 5646 22 Pacific/Port_Moresby
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 22 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -7.75, 145.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -7.75, 145.75
-7.75 145.75 Af
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Wikidata: Kerema
Wikidata Q1280242, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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