Buin
Buin is a town on Bougainville Island, and the capital of the South Bougainville District, in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, in eastern Papua New Guinea.
- Type: Town with 15,600 residents
- Description: city on Bougainville Island in Papua New Guinea
- Also known as: “Buin, Papua New Guinea”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Buin Airport.
Buin Airport
Aerodrome
Buin Airport was an airport located near Kara, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea.
Buin
- Categories: city and locality
- Location: South Bougainville, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Latitude
-6.74852° or 6° 44′ 55″ south
Longitude
155.69122° or 155° 41′ 28″ east
Population
15,600
Elevation
43 metres (141 feet)
IATA airport code
UBI
United Nations Location Code
PG UBI
Open location code
6R5Q7M2R+HF
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Buin” goes by many names.
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Notable Places Nearby
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