Buka, Papua New Guinea

Buka is a place in the region of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea. Find all facts and information about Buka.

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Name: Buka (Buka)
Status: Place and regional capital
Region name (Level 1): Bougainville
Country: Papua New Guinea
Continent: Oceania

Buka is located in the region of Bougainville and is also the regional capital of this region. The distance from Buka to Papua New Guinea's capital Port Moresby (Port Moresby) is approximately 943 km / 586 mi (as the crow flies).

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Facts and figures about Buka
PlaceStatusPopulationRegion
Buka BukaPlace / Regional capital-Bougainville Bougainville

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Information on Buka

Information on Buka
Place nameRegion name Level 1CountryContinent
Buka BukaBougainville BougainvillePapua New GuineaOceania

Time in Buka

Time in Buka
Current timeSummer time (DST)Standard timeCurrent timezone offsetTimezone
Fri, 29 Mar 2024 - 1:31am (01:31h)NoFri, 29 Mar 2024 - 1:31am (01:31h)UTC +11.0Pacific/Bougainville

Geographic coordinates of Buka

Latitude & Longitude of Buka
PositionLatitude (width)Longitude (length)
Show on map5°25'57.4"S (-5.4326100°)154°40'15.5"E (154.6709800°)

Distances from Buka

Distances from Buka
To equator (0° lat)To prime meridian (0° lon)To the largest places
602 km south of the equator16,971 km east of the prime meridianDistances from Buka

Places around Buka

3 places found within 5 km around Buka. You can expand the radius of your search: 10 km15 km
Places in the regional area of Buka
PlacePopulationDistanceRoute
Sohano Sohano-1.4 km 0.9 mishow
Ieta Ieta-1.5 km 0.9 mishow
Hutjena Hutjena-4.1 km 2.5 mishow

Airports around Buka

2 airports found within 15 km around Buka. You can expand the radius of your search: 50 km100 km
Airports in the regional area of Buka
AirportCodeDistanceRoute
Buka Airport Buka AirportAYBK, BUA1.2 km 0.7 mishow
Airport Kanua KanuaKTK13.6 km 8.5 mishow

External sources of information on Buka

Buka on Wikipedia