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Buyang Destination Guide

Touring Buyang in Papua New Guinea

Buyang in the region of Manus is a city located in Papua New Guinea - some 509 mi or ( 819 km ) North of Port Moresby , the country's capital city .

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Time in Buyang is now 03:15 AM (Monday) . 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: Wewak, Sabon Number 1, Pundru, Pityilu Bapi, and Peri. Being here already, consider visiting Wewak . Check out our recommendations for Buyang ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Manus Province

Manus Province is the smallest province in Papua New Guinea with a land area of 2,100 km², but with more than 220,000 km² of water. The capital of the province is Lorengau and the total population is 50,321 (2011 census). The province is made up of the Admiralty Islands (a group of 18 islands in the Bismarck Archipelago) and Wuvulu Island and nearby atolls in the west. The largest island in the group is Manus Island where Lorengau is located.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -2.08 147.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Manus Province, Provinces of Papua New Guinea

Manus Island

Manus Island is part of Manus Province in northern Papua New Guinea and is the largest island of the Admiralty Islands. It is the fifth largest island in Papua New Guinea with an area of 2,100 km², measuring around 100 km × 30 km. According to the 2000 census, Manus Island had a population of approximately 43,000. Lorengau, the capital of Manus Province, is located on the island. Momote Airport, the terminal for Manus Province, is located on nearby Los Negros Island.

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Located at -2.09 146.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Islands of Papua New Guinea, Manus Province, Miocene volcanoes, Volcanoes of Papua New Guinea

Admiralty Islands

The Admiralty Islands are a group of eighteen islands in the Bismarck Archipelago, to the north of New Guinea in the south Pacific Ocean. These are also sometimes called the Manus Islands, after the largest island. These rainforest-covered islands form part of Manus Province, the smallest and least-populous province of Papua New Guinea. The total area is 2,100 km . Many of the islands are atolls and uninhabited.

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Located at -2.08 146.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Admiralty Islands, Australasian ecozone, Geography of Papua New Guinea, Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests

Pityilu Island

Pityilu Island is part of Manus Province in northern Papua New Guinea and part of the Admiralty Islands. It is off the northern coast of Manus Island and is nearly 4.8 km long and varies in width from 76 to 198 metres.

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Located at -1.96 147.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Islands of Papua New Guinea, Manus Province, Seabees, United States Navy

Admiralty Islands campaign

The Admiralty Islands campaign (Operation Brewer) was a series of battles in the New Guinea campaign of World War II in which the United States Army's 1st Cavalry Division occupied the Japanese-held Admiralty Islands. Acting on reports from airmen that there were no signs of enemy activity and the islands may have been evacuated, General Douglas MacArthur accelerated his timetable for capturing the Admiralties and ordered an immediate reconnaissance in force.

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Located at -2.03 147.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: 1944 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 the United States, Conflicts in 1944, Operation Cartwheel, South West Pacific theatre of World War II