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Wamena
Highland Papua · Indonesia
City population
66,080
#229
in Indonesia
#1
in Highland Papua
#8,709
worldwide
-4.096, 138.948 · 3,562 km from Jakarta
About Wamena
Wamena is a city in Highland Papua, Indonesia with a population of 66,080. It is the 229th largest of the 446 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Indonesia, and the 8,709th largest worldwide. It lies 3,562 km from Jakarta.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Highland Papua
Rank in region
#1of 2
Elevation
1,488 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Jayapura
Coordinates
-4.096, 138.948
Record updated
2026-06-11
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 446 in IndonesiaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.