Daru

Daru is the capital of the Western Province of Papua New Guinea and a former Catholic bishopric. Daru town falls under the jurisdiction of Daru Urban LLG.

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Place details

Locality: Daru
Region: Western
Country: Papua Niugini
Population: 15,214
Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Daru
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_map: Daru Island (Landsat).jpg
Settlement.mapsize: 300px
Settlement.pushpin_map: Papua New Guinea
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Papua New Guinea
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Western Province
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: South Fly District
Settlement.subdivision_type3: LLG
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Daru Urban
Settlement.established_title: Established
Settlement.established_date: 1884
Settlement.population_note: 2011

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Wikidata facts

Population: 12879
Area: 9.5
Elevation: 3
Image: Daru Island (Landsat).jpg
Width: 2.9
Length: 3.3

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inception: 1884-00-00
P12749: Schwäbisch Gmünd

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Daru is the capital of the Western Province of Papua New Guinea and a former Catholic bishopric. Daru town falls under the jurisdiction of Daru Urban LLG.

The township is entirely located on an island that goes by the same name, which is located near the mouth of the Fly River on the western side of the Gulf, just north of Torres Strait and Far North Queensland in Australia. Daru had a recorded population of 15,142 as of the 2011 census.