Kuk Early Agricultural Site
Also known as Kuk Swamp, Marécage de Kuk
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iii), (iv).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Papua New Guinea
Inscribed
2008
Area
116 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Kuk Early Agricultural Site is about 15 km north-east of Mt. Hagen.
Nearest towns and cities
- Mt. Hagen · about 59,000 peopleabout 15 km south-west
- Mendi · about 26,000 peopleabout 85 km south-west
- Goroka · about 40,000 peopleabout 120 km east
- Madang · about 62,000 peopleabout 170 km east
- Wewak · about 25,000 peopleabout 260 km north
- Lae · about 131,000 peopleabout 310 km east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
No other World Heritage sites lie within 600 km.
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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