Waisai: facts

At a glance

• Country: Indonesia
• Region: Southwest Papua
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 22,541
• Coordinates: 0.2379° S, 130.5072° E
• Time zone: Asia/Jayapura (UTC+09:00)
• Currency: Rupiah (IDR)
• Distance to the capital, Jakarta: 2,708 km (1,683 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Marinda Airport (RJM): 36 km (22 mi), straight line
• Domine Eduard Osok Airport (SOQ): 113 km (70 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Saonek: 35 km (22 mi)
• Kabare: 44 km (27 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Sorong, 110 km (68 mi)