Vanimo
Sign in to saveVanimo is the capital of Sandaun Province (West Sepik) in north-westernmost Papua New Guinea and of Vanimo-Green River District. It is located on a peninsula close to the border with Indonesia, nearest to Jayapura, the capital city of Papua (province).
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Vanimo
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Vanimo from the air.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Vanimo town from the air
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Papua New Guinea Sandaun Province#Papua New Guinea
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location within Sandaun Province
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Papua New Guinea
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Sandaun Province (West Sepik)
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- LLG
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Vanimo Urban
- Settlement.population_total
- 11863
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2013
- Settlement.population_rank
- 16th
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.demographics1_title1
- Main languages
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 3
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Vanimo is the capital of Sandaun Province (West Sepik) in north-westernmost Papua New Guinea and of Vanimo-Green River District. It is located on a peninsula close to the border with Indonesia, nearest to Jayapura, the capital city of Papua (province).
== Religion == Vanimo's Holy Cross Pro-Cathedral is the episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Vanimo. Pope Francis visited the town on 8 September 2024 as part of a tour of South East Asia and Oceania.