Matakues
in New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
-3.162 and 152.656 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
S -3° 9' 41" and E 152° 39' 21"
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: 04:41 AM (Monday)
Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
UTC/GMT offset: 10 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:46 am and 5:45 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-3.840 and -32.411 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Fernando de Noronha (Distrito Estadual)
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: 2024-05-05 08:24:42

Delve into Matakues

Matakues in New Ireland Province is located in Papua New Guinea about 574 mi (or 924 km) north-east of Port Moresby, the country's capital town.

Current time in Matakues is now 04:41 AM (Monday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Port Moresby with an UTC offset of 10 hours. We know of 8 airports close to Matakues. The closest airport in Papua New Guinea is Londolovit Airport in a distance of 8 mi (or 13 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Kokopo, Kavieng, Buka, Kimbe and Arawa. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 28°C / 83 °F

Morning Temperature 25°C / 78 °F
Evening Temperature 28°C / 82 °F
Night Temperature 26°C / 80 °F
Chance of rainfall 19%
Air Humidity 82%
Air Pressure 1007 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from South-East
Cloud Conditions Scattered clouds, covering 45% of sky
General Conditions Moderate rain

Monday, 6th of May 2024

28°C (82 °F)
26°C (79 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Tuesday, 7th of May 2024

28°C (83 °F)
26°C (79 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Wednesday, 8th of May 2024

29°C (85 °F)
26°C (79 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Videos from this area

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Beechjet

Published: February 22, 2011
Length: 10:12 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Paul Archbold

Beechjet landing on coral runway in PNG.


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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.

Lihir Island

Lihir Island (aka Niolam Island) is the largest island in the Lihir group of islands, 22 km long and 14.5 km wide, in Papua New Guinea's New Ireland Province. It consists of a complex of several overlapping basaltic stratovolcanoes rising 700 m above sea level. While the volcanoes are not currently active, geothermal activity is still present. The island is in what was the forearc basin associated with the subduction of the Pacific Plate beneath the North Bismarck Plate.

Located at -3.125, 152.642 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Islands of Papua New Guinea, New Ireland Province, Volcanoes of Papua New Guinea, Complex volcanoes

Popular in vicinity

These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Matakues.


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Mataguis, Matakues