Map of Wamena, Indonesia
Wamena is the administrative centre of Highland Papua, Indonesia, with a population of about 66,080. It lies at 4.0958°S, 138.9481°E. Wamena is about 3,562 km (2,214 mi) east of Jakarta, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Mulia, 115 km to the west.
Wamena at a glance
Country
Region
Highland Papua
Population
66,080GeoNames
Coordinates
-4.0958, 138.94814°05′45″S 138°56′53″E
Time zone
Asia/JayapuraUTC+09:00
Local time
–
Distance to Jakarta
3,562 km (2,214 mi)
Where is Wamena?
- Located in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 11 h 53 min on the shortest day to 12 h 22 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).
Cities near Wamena
- Mulia — 115 km west
- Sentani — 243 km northeast
- Abepura — 251 km northeast
- Jayapura — 262 km northeast
- Nabire — 391 km west
- Biak — 455 km northwest
- Merauke — 515 km south
- Dobo — 554 km west
- Mount Hagen — 617 km east, Papua New Guinea
- Manokwari — 651 km northwest
Largest cities in Indonesia
- Jakarta — 8,540,121
- Surabaya — 3,018,022
- Bekasi — 2,648,272
- Bandung — 2,528,163
- Medan — 2,486,283
- Depok — 2,163,635
- Tangerang — 1,927,815
- Palembang — 1,801,367
- Semarang — 1,694,740
- Makassar — 1,474,393
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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.