Arawa
in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
-6.230 and 155.566 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
S -6° 13' 47" and E 155° 33' 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: 08:46 PM (Thursday)
Timezone: Pacific/Bougainville
UTC/GMT offset: 10 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:40 am and 6:44 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
14.833 and -24.367 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Fonte Aleixo
References
This place on Wikipedia
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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: 2024-03-28 08:18:27

Discover Arawa

Arawa in Bougainville with it's 40,266 citizens is a town in Papua New Guinea about 615 mi (or 990 km) east of Port Moresby, the country's capital city.

Current time in Arawa is now 08:46 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Bougainville with an UTC offset of 11 hours. We know of 8 airports near Arawa. The closest is airport we know is Ballalae Airport in Solomon islands in a distance of 57 mi (or 92 km). The closest airport in Papua New Guinea is Buka Airport in a distance of 83 mi (or 92 km), South-East. 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: Taro, Buka, Gizo, Kokopo and Buala. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 31°C / 88 °F

Morning Temperature 25°C / 77 °F
Evening Temperature 28°C / 82 °F
Night Temperature 26°C / 79 °F
Chance of rainfall 15%
Air Humidity 70%
Air Pressure 1011 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from South-West
Cloud Conditions Broken clouds, covering 80% of sky
General Conditions Moderate rain

Friday, 29th of March 2024

29°C (84 °F)
26°C (78 °F)
Moderate rain, calm, overcast clouds.

Saturday, 30th of March 2024

31°C (88 °F)
26°C (79 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, broken clouds.

Sunday, 31st of March 2024

30°C (87 °F)
26°C (79 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, scattered clouds.

Videos from this area

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XTREME AROBIAN FREESTYLERS.MP4

Published: May 14, 2012
Length: 37:34 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: John Kemaroy

Just a collection of freestyle shots of soccer fanatics from Arawa in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville (A.R.o.B hence, AROBian) - Papua New Guinea, doing what they love doing............


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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.

Central Bougainville District

Central Bougainville District is a district of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville of Papua New Guinea. Its capital is Arawa-Kieta.

Located at -6.22806, 155.566 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Districts of Papua New Guinea, Autonomous Region of Bougainville

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Arawa, RAW, Арава