Sorong: facts

At a glance

• Country: Indonesia
• Region: Southwest Papua
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 219,958
• Coordinates: 0.8796° S, 131.2611° E
• Time zone: Asia/Jayapura (UTC+09:00)
• Currency: Rupiah (IDR)
• Distance to the capital, Jakarta: 2,773 km (1,723 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Domine Eduard Osok Airport (SOQ): 3.3 km (2.1 mi), straight line
• Marinda Airport (RJM): 74 km (46 mi), straight line
• Fakfak Airport (FKQ): 253 km (157 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Doom: 2.9 km (1.8 mi)
• Aimas: 12 km (7 mi)
• Makbon: 34 km (21 mi)
• Wanurian: 53 km (33 mi)
• Seget: 67 km (42 mi)

Things to see

• Gereja Adven (church)
• Gereja GKI Manoi (church)
• Gereja GPI Jalan Suci (church)
• Gereja GSJA Bhetel (church)
• Masjid Haqqul Yaqin (place of worship)
• Masjid Nurul Bahar (place of worship)