Bankin
in Western Province, Papua New Guinea

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
-5.561 and 141.005 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
S -5° 33' 39" and E 141° 0' 19"
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: 09:50 AM (Thursday)
Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
UTC/GMT offset: 10 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:35 am and 6:30 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-2.817 and -40.150 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Coroa Grande
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: 2024-05-01 08:01:32

Delve into Bankin

Bankin in Western Province is located in Papua New Guinea about 501 mi (or 806 km) north-west of Port Moresby, the country's capital town.

Current time in Bankin is now 09:50 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Port Moresby with an UTC offset of 10 hours. We know of 8 airports close to Bankin. The closest airport in Papua New Guinea is Tabubil Airport in a distance of 25 mi (or 40 km), North-East. 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: Mindiptana, Oksibil, Tanah Merah, Getentiri and Muting. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

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Journey to Ubaigubi

Published: July 13, 2010
Length: 20:51 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Wild Kingdom

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Pygmy Rhino Clone Hybrid w/ Turtle Looks like Triceratops Torosaurus Montauk Isla Sorna

Published: August 16, 2012
Length: 45:26 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Brett Kitchens

They are starting to say Triceratops Never Existed, that It Was Actually a Young Version Of Another Dinosaur & was actually a juvenile form of a Torosaurus, the three horned dinosaur you don't...


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