Wamena

Wamena is a town in . It is the capital of Highland Papua province. It is a gateway to go to the .
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  • City with about 41,800 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 1,490 metres (4,880 feet)
  • …has the IATA airport code WMX
  • Description: district in Jayawijaya Regency, Highland Papua Province, Indonesia
  • Also known as
    “Wamena District”
    “Wamena Kota”
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Wamena Airport.
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is a domestic airport serving the town…

Wamena

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Latitude
-4.0944° or 4° 5′ 40″ south
Longitude
138.9467° or 138° 56′ 48″ east
UN/LOCODE
ID WMX
Open location code
6Q7WWW4W+7M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1701246326
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
1622167
Wiki­data ID
Q2307531

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Wamena” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “وامينا”
  • Bengali: “ওয়ামেনা”
  • Bulgarian: “Уамена”
  • Catalan: “Wamena”
  • Chinese: “瓦梅納”
  • Chinese: “瓦梅纳”
  • Chinese: “瓦美娜”
  • Dutch: “Wamena”
  • French: “Wamena”
  • German: “Wamena”
  • Hausa: “Wamena”
  • Indonesian: “Distrik Wamena”
  • Indonesian: “Kecamatan Wamena”
  • Indonesian: “Wamena, Jayawijaya”
  • Indonesian: “Wamena”
  • Italian: “Wamena”
  • Japanese: “ワメナ”
  • Javanese: “Wamena, Jayawijaya”
  • Javanese: “Wamena”
  • Korean: “와메나”
  • Latvian: “Vamena”
  • Lithuanian: “Vamena”
  • Malay: “Wamena, Jayawijaya”
  • Malay: “Wamena”
  • Polish: “Wamena”
  • Romanian: “Wamena”
  • Russian: “Вамена”
  • Slovenian: “Wamena”
  • Spanish: “Wamena”
  • Swedish: “Wamena”
  • Tamil: “வாமெனா”
  • Thai: “วาเมนา”
  • Ukrainian: “Вамена”
  • Urdu: “وامینا”
  • Western Panjabi: “وامینا”

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