Daru Island

Daru Island is an in the Western Province of . It is one of the . 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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Daru.
is the capital of the of and a former Catholic bishopric.

Daru Island

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Latitude
-9.08387° or 9° 5′ 2″ south
Longitude
143.20958° or 143° 12′ 35″ east
Open location code
6R25W685+FR
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Satellite Map

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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.

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