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Explore Wewak in Papua New Guinea

Wewak in the region of East Sepik with its 18,230 inhabitants is a place in Papua New Guinea - some 474 mi or ( 763 km ) North-West of Port Moresby , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Wewak

Time in Wewak is now 10:03 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Pacific/Port Moresby " with a UTC offset of 10 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Jayapura, Yuo, Wawat 2, Wawat 1, and Wabag. Since you are here already, consider visiting Jayapura . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Wewak ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Flight Into Yesterday 1967 -Wewak clip

0:27 min by easyriderPY
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Short clip from the film "Flight Into Yesterday" - a promotional film about PNG produced by Dept Civil Aviation in 1967. ..

Les routes de Papouasie

3:31 min by CENTAUR66671
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Voyage en Papouasie Nouvelle Guinée avec un petit budget d'Adrien et Julien (tourdumonde2010.free.fr) en empruntant des routes parfois inexistantes ! musique papoue Texas Allan ..


Village rivalries and getting mucky in Yamok Ahartry's photos around Yamok, Papua New Guinea

2:38 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOW4
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Preview of Ahartry's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Learn more about these vide ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Bombing of Wewak

The Bombing of Wewak was a series of air raids by the USAAF Fifth Air Force, on 17–21 August 1943, against the major air base of the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force on the mainland of New Guinea, at Wewak. The four raids, over a five-day period, represented a decisive victory for the Allies: the Japanese Fourth Air Army lost about 100 planes on the ground and in the air, reducing its operational strength to about 30 planes. Ten aircraft from the U.S. Fifth Air Force were lost.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -3.55 143.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: 1943 in Papua New Guinea, Battles and operations of World War II involving Papua New Guinea, Battles of World War II involving Australia, Battles of World War II involving Japan, Battles of World War II involving the United States, Conflicts in 1943, South West Pacific theatre of World War II, World War II aerial operations and battles of the Pacific Theatre

Momase Region

Momase Region is one of four regions of Papua New Guinea. Its largest city is Lae, the second city of the nation.

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Located at -3.58 143.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Regions of Papua New Guinea

Wewak District

Wewak District is a district of East Sepik Province in Papua New Guinea. It is one of the six administrative districts that make up the province. The main town in Wewak.

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Located at -3.58 143.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Districts of Papua New Guinea

Wewak Airport

Wewak Airport, also known as Boram Airport, is an airport in Wewak, Papua New Guinea.

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Located at -3.58 143.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Airports in Papua New Guinea, East Sepik Province

Yangoru-Saussia District

Yangoru-Saussia District is a district of East Sepik Province in Papua New Guinea. It is one of the six administrative districts that make up the province.

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Located at -3.77 143.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 33 km away
Tags: Districts of Papua New Guinea

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Wewak