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Panguna Destination Guide
Touring Panguna in Papua New Guinea
Panguna in the region of Bougainville with its 2,916 citizens is a city located in Papua New Guinea - some 608 mi or ( 978 km ) East of Port Moresby , the country's capital city .
Time in Panguna is now 07:42 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Pacific/Port Moresby " with a UTC offset of 10 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Rorovana, Mongontoro, Mainuki, Kopikirio, and Kokopo. Being here already, consider visiting Rorovana . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Panguna ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Bougainville Funeral 10 - walking on jungle path
Should be watched in 1080p. Moving through a jungle path towards another section of the village. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Bougainville Copper
Bougainville Copper Ltd is an Australian copper, gold, and silver mining company that operates the Panguna open cut mine on the island of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea (PNG). It was one of the world's largest open-pit mines. The Panguna mine dominated the economy of the island during the 1970s and 1980s. It also was highly significant to the overall PNG economy: In the 1970s and the 1980s the company's tax and dividend payments added up to approx. 20% of PNG's national budget.
Located at -6.32 155.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Panguna
Panguna is a town and a (now decommissioned) copper mine on Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea. By the end of its operations on May 15, 1989 it was the largest open-cut mine in the world; it was also a major catalyst in the unrest in Bougainville in the 1970s and 1980s (environmental poisoning due to leaking mine tailings).
Located at -6.32 155.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
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 -6.23 155.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Bougainville Island
Bougainville Island is the main island of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville of Papua New Guinea. This region is also known as Bougainville Province or the North Solomons. The population of the province is 175,160 (2000 census), which includes the adjacent island of Buka and assorted outlying islands including the Carterets. Although Bougainville Island is geographically part of the Solomon Islands archipelago, the nation of the Solomon Islands is a separate state.
Located at -6.24 155.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Takuan Group
Takuan Group is a volcanic group located in the southern part of Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea. It consists of three closely spaced stratovolcanoes, Mount Takuan being the highest of them.
Located at -6.44 155.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
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Information of geographic nature is based on public data provided by geonames.org, CIA world facts book, Unesco, DBpedia and wikipedia. Weather is based on NOAA GFS.