Goroka
Sign in to saveGoroka is the capital of the Eastern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea. It is a town of approximately 29,333 people (2021), above sea level. It has an airport (in the centre of town) and is on the "Highlands Highway", about from Lae in Morobe province and from the nearby town of Kainantu also in the Eastern Highlands. Other nearby towns include Kundiawa in Simbu Province and Mount Hagen in Western Highlands Province. It has a mild climate, known as a "perpetual Spring".
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Key facts
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- Goroka
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- Goroka from Mount Sitani (Mt. Kiss)
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- Papua New Guinea
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- Location within Papua New Guinea
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- Country
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- Province
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- Eastern Highlands
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- District
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- Goroka District
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- LLG
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Part of
- Highlands Region
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Located in
- Goroka District
- Population
- +21507
- Elevation
- +1546
- Capital of
- Eastern Highlands Province
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- Goroka.JPG
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Goroka is the capital of the Eastern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea. It is a town of approximately 29,333 people (2021), above sea level. It has an airport (in the centre of town) and is on the "Highlands Highway", about from Lae in Morobe province and from the nearby town of Kainantu also in the Eastern Highlands. Other nearby towns include Kundiawa in Simbu Province and Mount Hagen in Western Highlands Province. It has a mild climate, known as a "perpetual Spring".
It is the home of several national institutions: CRMF Christian Radio Missionary Fellowship, the PNG Institute of Medical Research, the National Film Institute, the Liturgical Catechetical Institute, the Melanesian Institute, the Raun Raun Theatre Company and the University of Goroka. Several NGOs also have presences there, including Oxfam and Save the Children. The town's largest hotel is the Bird of Paradise, owned by the Coral Seas Hotels chain, with several mid-sized motels and numerous smaller accommodation providers also operating.