Back بوكا Arabic Buka (syudad) BCL Buka (město) Czech Buka (Stadt) German Μπούκα (Παπούα Νέα Γουινέα) Greek Buka (ciudad) Spanish Buka (hiria) EU بوکا FA Buka French Buka GL
Buka | |
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Town | |
 Satellite image of Buka Township, with Sohano Island (Bottom left) and Buka Airport | |
  Buka Location in Bougainville  Buka Buka (Papua New Guinea) | |
| Coordinates: 5°25′19″S 154°40′22″E / 5.42194°S 154.67278°E | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea |
| District | North Bougainville District |
| Province | Autonomous Region of Bougainville |
| Time zone | UTC+11 (BST) |
| Main languages | Nasioi, Rorovana |
| Climate | Af |
Buka is a town located on the southern coast of Buka Island, in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, in eastern Papua New Guinea.[1] It is administered under Buka Rural LLG.[2] It is the capital of the North Bougainville District and the interim capital of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville. It contains Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral.[3]
- ^ "Buka Island | island, Papua New Guinea". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.
- ^ "Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral". GCatholic. Retrieved 2019-04-13.