Vanimo is the capital of
Sandaun Province
Sandaun Province (formerly West Sepik Province) is the northwesternmost mainland province of Papua New Guinea. It covers an area of 35,920 km2 (13868 m2) and has a population of 248,411 (2011 census). The capital is Vanimo. In July 1998 the a ...
(West Sepik) in north-westernmost
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...
and of
Vanimo-Green River District
Vanimo-Green River District is a Districts and LLGs of Papua New Guinea, district of Sandaun Province of Papua New Guinea. Its capital is Vanimo.border
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with
Indonesia
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.
Religion
Its Holy Cross
Pro-Cathedral is the episcopal see of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Vanimo
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Vanimo is a suffragan diocese in the Latin rite ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Madang in Papua New Guinea, yet depends on the Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
Its cat ...
.
[http://www.gcatholic.org/churches/oceania/2920.htm GCatholic, with Google satellite map]
Economy and transportation
Vanimo is a small township with an economy based around the timber industry. Logging company Vanimo Forest Products, which is owned by
Malaysia
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n company
Rimbunan Hijau
Rimbunan Hijau is a Malaysian multinational logging corporation controlled by Malaysian businessman Tiong Hiew King. The company has operations in many countries, including Malaysia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Vanuatu, ...
, is the chief employer.
There is an airport in Vanimo,
Vanimo Airport
Vanimo Airport is an airport in Vanimo, Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ...
.
Sports and recreation
Vanimo is known as a
surfing
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destination. It has a reputation of having the most consistent waves in Papua New Guinea. Surfing season is mid October through to late April.
Vanimo also is a popular destination for foreign workers in Papua/Indonesia who need to leave the country in order to renew their visas. In this case they come over for a day to visit the Indonesian consulate, stay in one of the hotels along the "sundaun-road" and head back to the border 24 hours later.
The boardriders' club at
Lido Village were the subject of a report on
Australia
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's ''
Dateline'' current affairs program.
Climate
Vanimo has a
tropical rainforest climate
A tropical rainforest climate, humid tropical climate or equatorial climate is a tropical climate sub-type usually found within 10 to 15 degrees latitude of the equator. There are some other areas at higher latitudes, such as the coast of southea ...
(
Köppen ''Af''). It has very warm to hot and wet weather year round. The average annual rainfall is .
See also
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Vanimo Coast languages
The Sko or Skou languages are a small language family spoken by about 7000 people, mainly along the Vanimo coast of Sandaun Province in Papua New Guinea, with a few being inland from this area and at least one just across the border in the Indone ...
*
Vanimo language
Vanimo (Wanimo, Manimo) is a Skou language of Papua New Guinea which extends from Leitre to Wutung on the Papua New Guinea - Indonesian border.
Phonology
The Duso dialect of Vanimo is unusual in not having any phonemic velar consonant
Velar ...
References
Populated places in Sandaun Province
Provincial capitals in Papua New Guinea
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