Biak

Biak is the main city on the island of Biak, off the northwest coast of , . The largest population centre of Biak island is in this city, meanwhile the rest of the island is thinly populated with small villages.
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  • Type: Locality with 41,700 residents
  • Description: capital city of Biak Numfor Regency, Indonesia
  • Also known as: Biak-Stad

Places of Interest

Highlights include Frans Kaisiepo Airport.

Aerodrome
is an on island, in , . It is also known as Mokmer Airport. The airport is named after Frans Kaisiepo, the fourth Governor of .

Biak

Latitude
-1.1767° or 1° 10′ 36″ south
Longitude
136.082° or 136° 4′ 55″ east
Population
41,700
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
IATA airport code
BIK
United Nations Location Code
ID BIK
Open location code
6QCRR3FJ+8Q
Geo­Names ID
1648844
Wiki­data ID
Q2680327
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Swedish—“Biak” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: বিয়াক
  • Cebuano: Biak (kapital sa kabupaten sa Indonesia)
  • Cebuano: Biak
  • Dutch: Biak-stad
  • Dutch: Biak
  • French: Biak
  • Indonesian: Biak Kota
  • Indonesian: Biak
  • Swedish: Biak (kabupatenhuvudort i Indonesien)
  • Swedish: Biak

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Biak”. Photo: RaiyaniM, CC BY-SA 4.0.