Nuku District
Nuku District is a district of Sandaun Province of Papua New Guinea. Its capital is Nuku. Nuku District is a major center of Torricelli linguistic diversity.- Type: County with 46,000 residents
- Description: district of Papua New Guinea
- Also known as: “Nuku District, Papua New Guinea”, “Nuku District, Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea”, “Nuku District,Sandaun Province, Papua Niu Gini”, and “منطقهٔ نوکو”
Nuku District
- Categories: district of Papua New Guinea and locality
- Location: Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Latitude
-3.6667° or 3° 40′ south
Longitude
142.4167° or 142° 25′ east
Population
46,000
Elevation
311 metres (1,020 feet)
Open location code
6R848CM8+8M
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=county
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Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Tok Pisin—“Nuku District” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Nuku (distrito)”
- Cebuano: “Nuku”
- Chinese: “努庫縣”
- Dutch: “Nuku District, Papua New Guinea”
- French: “district de Nuku”
- French: “District de Nuku”
- Italian: “distretto di Nuku”
- Italian: “Distretto di Nuku”
- Persian: “منطقه نوکو”
- Tok Pisin: “Nuku Distrik, Papua Niu Gini”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Makapim and Waniwomoko.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Mount Hauk and Nuku Teachers College.
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