Biak: facts

At a glance

• Country: Indonesia
• Region: Papua
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 41,731
• Coordinates: 1.1767° S, 136.0820° E
• Time zone: Asia/Jayapura (UTC+09:00)
• Currency: Rupiah (IDR)
• Distance to the capital, Jakarta: 3,291 km (2,045 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK): 3.2 km (2.0 mi), straight line
• Rendani Airport (MKW): 228 km (142 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Bosnik: 16 km (10 mi)
• Wardo: 30 km (18 mi)
• Korem: 31 km (19 mi)
• Korido: 60 km (37 mi)
• Sorendiweri: 62 km (39 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Manokwari, 227 km (141 mi)