Wewak is the capital of East Sepik Province in Papua New Guinea, on the northern coast of the island of New Guinea. It is the largest town between Madang and Jayapura and is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wewak.
Facts
Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Wewak (Wikipedia)
Infobox, population total
(2000) • Total 25,143
Infobox, population year
(2000) • Total 25,143
Infobox, elevation
Elevation 5 m (16 ft)
Infobox, coordinates latitude
Coordinates: 3°33′S 143°38′E / 3.550°S 143.633°E / -3.550; 143.633
Infobox, coordinates longitude
Coordinates: 3°33′S 143°38′E / 3.550°S 143.633°E / -3.550; 143.633
Infobox, established
Established 1919; 107 years ago (1919)
- In Group: Cities of Oceania (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source2. GeoNames: Wewak - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2083537
-3.54964 143.63229 P PPLA PG 11 2083536 18230 44 Pacific/Port_Moresby
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 44 m
View the Source 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 -3.75, 143.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -3.75, 143.75
-3.75 143.75 Af
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