Alotau

Alotau is the capital of , in the far south-east of , on the tip of the Papuan Peninsula. It is located on the northern shore of and the township is conveniently situated within the Alotau Urban LLG.
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Alotau

Latitude
-10.3061° or 10° 18′ 22″ south
Longitude
150.4464° or 150° 26′ 47″ east
Population
47,400
Elevation
11 metres (36 feet)
IATA airport code
GUR
United Nations Location Code
PG GUR
Open location code
5RXGMCVW+HH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2558354344
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
2133990
Wiki­data ID
Q568137
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Wu Chinese—“Alotau” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: أولتاو
  • Asturian: Alotau
  • Bengali: আলোতাউ
  • Cebuano: Alotau (kapital sa lalawigan)
  • Cebuano: Alotau
  • Chinese: 阿洛陶
  • Dutch: Alotau
  • Egyptian Arabic: اولتاو
  • Finnish: Alotau
  • French: Alotau
  • Galician: Alotau
  • German: Alotau
  • Hebrew: אלוטאו
  • Italian: Alotau
  • Japanese: アロタウ
  • Korean: 알로타우
  • Lithuanian: Alotau
  • Mingrelian: ალოტაუ
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Alotau
  • Persian: آلوتائو
  • Polish: Alotau
  • Portuguese: Alotau
  • Russian: Алотау
  • Slovenian: Alotau
  • Spanish: Alotau
  • Tok Pisin: Alotau
  • Ukrainian: Алотау
  • Urdu: آلوتاو
  • Wu Chinese: 阿洛陶

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