Daru Island
Daru Island is an island in the Western Province of Papua New Guinea. It is one of the Torres Strait Islands. The eponymous town on the island is the capital of the province, and houses the vast majority of the island's population of 20,524.- Island
- …has 20,500 residents
- …lies at an elevation of 8 metres (26 feet)
- …has the IATA airport code DAU
Places of Interest
Highlights include Daru Airport.
Daru Airport
Aerodrome
Daru Airport is an airport serving Daru, the capital of the Western Province in Papua New Guinea.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Daru.
Daru
Daru is the capital of the Western Province of Papua New Guinea and a former Catholic bishopric.
Daru Island
- Categories
- Location
- View on OpenStreetMap
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Latitude
-9.08387° or 9° 5′ 2″ south
Longitude
143.20958° or 143° 12′ 35″ east
Open location code
6R25W685+FR
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
Satellite Map
Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Asturian to Western Panjabi—“Daru Island” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Islla Daru”
- Catalan: “Illa Daru”
- Cebuano: “Daru Island”
- Egyptian Arabic: “دارو ايسلاند”
- Egyptian Arabic: “دارو”
- French: “Île de Daru”
- Galician: “Illa Daru”
- Galician: “Illa de Daru”
- Georgian: “დარუ (კუნძული)”
- Georgian: “დარუ”
- German: “Daru Island”
- Italian: “Daru”
- Japanese: “ダル島 (パプアニューギニア)”
- Korean: “다루섬”
- Portuguese: “Ilha Daru”
- Russian: “Дару”
- Slovenian: “Daru”
- Spanish: “Daru”
- Spanish: “Isla Daru”
- Ukrainian: “Дару”
- Uzbek: “Daru oroli”
- Western Panjabi: “دارو جزیرہ”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Gelam Tail and Water Board.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bomana Prison and Daru Mormon Church.
Papua New Guinea: Highlights
Learn more about Port Moresby and Lae.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.