Jayapura: facts

At a glance

• Country: Indonesia
• Region: Papua
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 410,852
• Coordinates: 2.5337° S, 140.7181° E
• Time zone: Asia/Jayapura (UTC+09:00)
• Currency: Rupiah (IDR)
• Distance to the capital, Jakarta: 3,777 km (2,347 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Dortheys Hiyo Eluay International Airport (DJJ): 23 km (14 mi), straight line
• Vanimo Airport (VAI, Papua New Guinea): 67 km (42 mi), straight line
• Bokondini Airport (BUI): 260 km (162 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Abepura: 12 km (7 mi)
• Sentani: 23 km (14 mi)
• Depapre: 39 km (24 mi)
• Arso: 41 km (26 mi)
• Sawoi: 44 km (27 mi)

Events

• Lake Sentani Festival: June 2027