Wamena: facts

At a glance

• Country: Indonesia
• Region: Highland Papua
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 66,080
• Coordinates: 4.0958° S, 138.9481° E
• Time zone: Asia/Jayapura (UTC+09:00)
• Currency: Rupiah (IDR)
• Distance to the capital, Jakarta: 3,562 km (2,214 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Wamena Airport (WMX): 0.5 km (0.3 mi), straight line
• Bokondini Airport (BUI): 55 km (34 mi), straight line
• Nop Goliat Dekai Airport (DEX): 103 km (64 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Wurigelebur: 40 km (25 mi)
• Kobakma: 50 km (31 mi)
• Tiom: 58 km (36 mi)
• Bikondini: 64 km (40 mi)
• Karubaga: 70 km (43 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Timika, 258 km (161 mi)