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 Borders are usually defined as geographical boundaries, imposed either by features such as oceans and terrain, or by political entities such as governments, sovereign states, federated states, and other subnational entities. Political borders c ...

with

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Religion

Its Holy Cross

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is the episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Vanimo.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

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n company

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, is the chief employer. There is an airport in Vanimo, Vanimo Airport.

Sports and recreation

Vanimo is known as a

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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

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'' current affairs program.

Climate

Vanimo has a

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(

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''Af''). It has very warm to hot and wet weather year round. The average annual rainfall is .

References

Populated places in Sandaun Province Provincial capitals in Papua New Guinea {{SandaunProvince-geo-stub

Religion

Economy and transportation

Sports and recreation

Climate

See also

References