Arawa

Arawa is the largest town and the former capital of the in . It began as the village of Uruava. It is administered under Arawa Rural LLG.
Wikipedia
  • City with about 38,200 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 20 metres (70 feet)
  • …has the IATA airport code RAW
  • …is also known as “Arawa, Bougainville”
  • Description: human settlement

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kieta.
is a port town located on the eastern coast… is situated 8 km east of Arawa.

Arawa

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Latitude
-6.22626° or 6° 13′ 35″ south
Longitude
155.56511° or 155° 33′ 54″ east
UN/LOCODE
PG RAW
Open location code
6R5QQHF8+F2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1279911377
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
2100633
Wiki­data ID
Q626729

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Waray—“Arawa” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “آراوا”
  • Armenian: “Արավա”
  • Asturian: “Arawa”
  • Basque: “Arawa”
  • Belarusian: “Арава (Папуа — Новая Гвінея)”
  • Belarusian: “Арава”
  • Catalan: “Arawa”
  • Cebuano: “Arawa”
  • Chinese: “阿拉瓦 (巴布亚新几内亚)”
  • Chinese: “阿拉瓦”
  • Czech: “Arawa”
  • Dutch: “Arawa”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “آراوا”
  • Estonian: “Arawa”
  • Finnish: “Arawa”
  • French: “Arawa”
  • Galician: “Arawa”
  • German: “Arawa”
  • Indonesian: “Arawa, Bougainville”
  • Italian: “Arawa Rural”
  • Italian: “Arawa”
  • Japanese: “アラワ”
  • Korean: “아라와”
  • Lithuanian: “Arava”
  • Mingrelian: “არავა (პაპუა-ახალი გვინეა)”
  • Mingrelian: “არავა”
  • Persian: “آراوا”
  • Polish: “Arawa”
  • Portuguese: “Araua”
  • Portuguese: “Arawa”
  • Russian: “Арава”
  • Spanish: “Arawa”
  • Swedish: “Arawa”
  • Tok Pisin: “Arawa”
  • Ukrainian: “Арава (Папуа — Нова Гвінея)”
  • Ukrainian: “Арава”
  • Urdu: “آراوا، پاپوا نیو گنی”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Arawa”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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