Kwalakesi
in West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
-5.474 and 150.388 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
S -5° 28' 25" and E 150° 23' 15"
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: 05:37 PM (Saturday)
Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
UTC/GMT offset: 10 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:58 am and 5:56 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: 2024-04-19 08:03:45

Delve into Kwalakesi

Kwalakesi in West New Britain Province is a town located in Papua New Guinea about 351 mi (or 566 km) north-east of Port Moresby, the country's capital town.

Time in Kwalakesi is now 05:37 PM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Port Moresby with an UTC offset of 10 hours. We know of 8 airports closer to Kwalakesi. The closest airport in Papua New Guinea is Kimbe Airport in a distance of 1 mi (or 2 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Kimbe, Kokopo, Kavieng, Lae and Popondetta. 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 / 78 °F
Evening Temperature 28°C / 83 °F
Night Temperature 26°C / 78 °F
Chance of rainfall 1%
Air Humidity 65%
Air Pressure 1010 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 4 km/h (3 mph) from South
Cloud Conditions Scattered clouds, covering 40% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Sunday, 21st of April 2024

32°C (89 °F)
26°C (78 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, clear sky.

Monday, 22nd of April 2024

30°C (86 °F)
25°C (77 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, broken clouds.

Tuesday, 23rd of April 2024

31°C (88 °F)
26°C (78 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, broken clouds.

Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Nudibranchs of Papua New Guinea

Published: January 30, 2010
Length: 44:52 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: AquaExposureChrisGug

Over 30 different species of nudibranchs and flatworms from Papua New Guinea. Footage and photos are from north of West New Britain, in Kimbe Bay, Witu Island, and Fathers Reef, where I lived...


Videos provided by Youtube are under the copyright of their owners.

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.

Hoskins Airport

Hoskins Airport is an airport in Hoskins in Papua New Guinea. Mount Pago is 16 km from the airport.

Located at -5.46217, 150.405 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Airports in Papua New Guinea, West New Britain Province

Popular in vicinity

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


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Kwalakessi, Kwalakesi