Region · Indonesia
Where to stay in Central Papua
This guide covers 6 destinations in Central Papua, a first-level administrative division of Indonesia, with 1 place to stay between them. The largest by population are Mimika, Puncak Jaya and Nabire. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Bilorai Airport (UGU).
- Destinations in this guide
- 6
- Places to stay
- 1
- Main airport
- UGUBilorai Airport
- Currency
- IDRrupiah
- Time zone
- Asia/Jayapura
Destinations
Destinations in Central Papua
Every destination in this guide in Central Papua, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mimika | 318,679 | 1 | TIM · 36 km |
| Puncak Jaya | 205,302 | UGU · 96 km | |
| Nabire | 163,390 | ||
| Dogiyai | 109,961 | TIM · 141 km | |
| Paniai | 109,436 | UGU · 51 km | |
| Intan Jaya | 88,463 | UGU · 51 km |
Where to stay
Hotels in Central Papua
1 hotel in Central Papua recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
| Hotel | Where | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| Timika Hotel | Mimika | 1994 |
When to go
Best time to visit Central Papua
From the climate of 6 destinations in Central Papua with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. No month is comfortable in any of them by this measure.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 6 | 26 °C | 298 mm |
| February | 0 of 6 | 26 °C | 277 mm |
| March | 0 of 6 | 26 °C | 338 mm |
| April | 0 of 6 | 26 °C | 310 mm |
| May | 0 of 6 | 25 °C | 245 mm |
| June | 0 of 6 | 25 °C | 250 mm |
| July | 0 of 6 | 24 °C | 261 mm |
| August | 0 of 6 | 24 °C | 283 mm |
| September | 0 of 6 | 25 °C | 220 mm |
| October | 0 of 6 | 26 °C | 254 mm |
| November | 0 of 6 | 26 °C | 211 mm |
| December | 0 of 6 | 27 °C | 275 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Airports serving Central Papua
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Central Papua name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
UGU · Bilorai Airport
TIM · Mozes Kilangin Airport
WMX · Wamena Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Central Papua, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in Indonesia
Nearby
Regions near Central Papua
Other regions of Indonesia with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.