Buka geodata
Buka (Bougainville) is a seat of a first-order administrative division; located in Papua New Guinea in Pacific/Bougainville (GMT+11) time zone. In our database, there are 39 cities with bigger population. Compared to other cities in Papua New Guinea, 75% of cities are located further ↓South; 90.9% of cities are located further ←West and 81.8% of cities have higher elevation than Buka. Note1
Buka GPS coordinates[2]
5° 25' 57.396" South, 154° 40' 15.528" East
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | -4.73225°, | 153.96786° |
| Center: | -5.43261°, | 154.67098° |
| Lower-right: | -6.13215°, | 155.37411° |
| Map W x H: | 155.7×155.7 km | = 96.7×96.7mi |
| max Lat: | -2.0341° ⇑25% North |
| Buka: | -5.43261° |
| min Lat: | ⇓75% South -10.61038° |
| min Long | Buka | max Long |
| 141.29061° | 154.67098° | 155.69147° |
| W 90.9%⇐ | ⇒9.1% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Buka is 2 m = 7 ft, and this is 579 m = 1900 ft below average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
2248 m = 7375 ft | 81.8% |
| Avg. | 581 m = 1906 ft | |
| Buka | 2 m = 7 ft | |
Min E: |
0 m = 0 ft | 18.2% |
See also: Papua New Guinea elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Buka is located in South Torrid zone (between Equator and Tropic of Capricorn). Distance of Equator is 604 km =375.3 mi to North.| Distance of | km | miles | from Buka |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equator | 604 | 375.3 | to North |
| Tropic Capricorn | 2001.9 | 1243.9 | to South |
| Antarctic Circle | 6797.1 | 4223.5 | to South |
| South Pole | 9403 | 5842.8 | to South |
Nearby cities:
6 places around Buka: (largest is in red/bold)
• Arawa
132.9 km =82.6 mi, 
131°
• Buin
184.8 km =114.8 mi, 
142°
• Kieta
137.4 km =85.4 mi, 129°
• Kokopo
292.4 km =181.7 mi, 
294°
• Panguna
133.3 km =82.8 mi, 137°
• Rabaul
309.8 km =192.5 mi, 
296°
Sources, notices
• [Note1] Compared only with cities in Papua New Guinea existing in our database
• [Src1] Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (CC-BY-SA)
• [Src2] Other city data from geonames.org with taken over terms of usage.
• [Src3] Geographical zone / Annual Mean Temperature by Robert A. Rohde @ Wikipedia
