Waris: facts

At a glance

• Country: Indonesia
• Region: Papua
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Coordinates: 3.1167° S, 140.8833° E
• Time zone: Asia/Jayapura (UTC+09:00)
• Currency: Rupiah (IDR)
• Distance to the capital, Jakarta: 3,787 km (2,353 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Vanimo Airport (VAI, Papua New Guinea): 66 km (41 mi), straight line
• Dortheys Hiyo Eluay International Airport (DJJ): 72 km (45 mi), straight line
• Oksibil Airport (OKL): 201 km (125 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Banda: 9.6 km (5.9 mi)
• Yuwetla, Papua New Guinea: 27 km (17 mi)
• Arso: 27 km (17 mi)
• Sengge: 39 km (24 mi)
• Yumor Number 2, Papua New Guinea: 64 km (40 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Jayapura, 67 km (42 mi)