Goroka is the capital of Eastern Highlands Province in Papua New Guinea. It is a town of approximately 29,333 people as of 2021, situated 1,600 meters above sea level, on the Highlands Highway about 285 kilometers from Lae in Morobe Province. It has a mild climate often described as a perpetual spring.
Facts
Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Goroka - Wikipedia
Introduction, population
It is a town of approximately 29,333 people
Introduction, population year
29,333 people (2021)
Infobox, Elevation
1,546 m (5,072 ft)
Infobox, coordinates latitude
6.083°S
Infobox, coordinates longitude
145.383°E
- In Group: Cities of Oceania (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source2. GeoNames: Goroka - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2096742
-6.085 145.38667 P PPLA PG 09 18503 1574 Pacific/Port_Moresby
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 1574 m
View the Source 3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -6.25, 145.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -6.25, 145.25
-6.25 145.25 Af
Wikidata: Goroka
Wikidata Q498192, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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