Bulolo

Bulolo is a town in Wau-Bulolo Urban LLG, , . It was once an important gold dredging centre in the former Territory of New Guinea, situated on the Bulolo River, a tributary of the , about 32 km north-west of .
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  • Type: Town with 16,000 residents
  • Description: gold mine
  • Also known as: Bubolo

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bulolo Airport.

Aerodrome
is an airfield serving Bulolo, in the of .

Bulolo

Latitude
-7.2022° or 7° 12′ 8″ south
Longitude
146.644° or 146° 38′ 38″ east
Population
16,000
Elevation
677 metres (2,221 feet)
IATA airport code
BUL
United Nations Location Code
PG BUL
Open location code
6R48QJXV+4J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 644210219
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2098869
Wiki­data ID
Q612403
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Bulolo” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: 布洛洛
  • Egyptian Arabic: بولولو
  • French: Bulolo
  • German: Bulolo
  • Indonesian: Bulolo
  • Japanese: ブロロ
  • Persian: بولولو
  • Polish: Bulolo
  • Russian: Булоло
  • Tok Pisin: Bulolo
  • Ukrainian: Булоло

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