Vanimo is the capital of
Sandaun Province
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(West Sepik) in north-westernmost
Papua New Guinea
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and of
Vanimo-Green River District. It is located on a peninsula close to the
border
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with
Indonesia
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.
Religion
Its Holy Cross
Pro-Cathedral
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is the episcopal see of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Vanimo.
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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
Malaysia
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n company
Rimbunan Hijau, is the chief employer.
There is an airport in Vanimo,
Vanimo Airport.
Sports and recreation
Vanimo is known as a
surfing
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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
Australia
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's ''
Dateline'' current affairs program.
Climate
Vanimo has a
tropical rainforest climate
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(
Köppen ''Af''). It has very warm to hot and wet weather year round. The average annual rainfall is .
See also
*
Vanimo Coast languages
*
Vanimo language
References
Populated places in Sandaun Province
Provincial capitals in Papua New Guinea
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