East Sepik, Papua New Guinea

East Sepik is one of 22 primary administrative regions in Papua New Guinea with a population of approximately 450,530 people.

Facts and figures on East Sepik at a glance

Region name: East Sepik (East Sepik Province)
Status: Primary administrative region
Population: 450,530 people
Country: Papua New Guinea
Continent: Oceania

The regional headquarters of East Sepik (East Sepik Province) is located in the regional capital Wewak (Wewak) with a population of 18,230 people.

The distance as the crow flies from East Sepik's regional capital Wewak to Papua New Guinea's capital Port Moresby (Port Moresby) is approximately 763 km (474 mi).

Facts and figures about East Sepik
RegionPopulationRegional capitalPopulation
East Sepik East Sepik Province450,530 peopleWewak Wewak18,230 people

Compare with other regions in Papua New Guinea.

Map of East Sepik

Map of East Sepik

Information on East Sepik

Information on East Sepik
Region nameRegional capitalSubregionsCountryContinent
East Sepik East Sepik ProvinceWewak Wewak6Papua New GuineaOceania

Time in East Sepik

Time in East Sepik
Current timeSummer time (DST)Standard timeCurrent timezone offsetTimezone
Fri, 19 Apr 2024 - 10:51am (10:51h)NoFri, 19 Apr 2024 - 10:51am (10:51h)UTC +10.0Pacific/Port_Moresby

Geographic coordinates of East Sepik

Latitude & Longitude of East Sepik
PositionLatitude (width)Longitude (length)
Show on map4°00'00.0"S (-4.0000000°)143°45'00.0"E (143.7500000°)

Subregions in East Sepik

There are 6 administrative subregions in East Sepik.
Subregions in East Sepik
RegionNoPopulationRegional capitalCapital population
Ambunti Dreikikir Ambunti Dreikikir1.55,397--
Angoram Angoram2.68,796--
Maprik Maprik3.57,806--
Wewak Wewak4.63,965Wewak Wewak18,230
Wosera Gaui Wosera Gaui5.49,408--
Yangoru Saussia Yangoru Saussia6.47,809--

External sources of information on East Sepik

East Sepik on Wikipedia