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Port Moresby

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Port Moresby is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea, on the Coral Sea coast of the Papuan Peninsula. Named after British Royal Navy officer Admiral Fairfax Moresby by his son John Moresby, who charted the harbour in 1873, it grew from a colonial trading post into the nation's political, economic and cultural hub. With a population of 756,754 at the 2024 census, it is the country's most populous city.

Facts
Population
756,754 1
2024 census figure, from Port Moresby's own Wikipedia infobox.
Area (sq km)
240 1
Founding Year
1885 1
1885 is the year the settlement was founded, the date the infobox itself gives.
Population Estimate Year
2024 1
Elevation (m)
74 2
Latitude
9.4789 degrees south 1
Longitude
147.1494 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Tropical 4
Time Zone
UTC+10:00 3
Connections

Capital Of

Papua New Guinea, Countries

Port Moresby is the capital of Papua New Guinea.

Source Port Moresby (Wikipedia)
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Sources
1. Port Moresby (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, population
    756,754 at the 2024 census
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    240
  • Infobox, coordinates
    9°28′44″S 147°08′58″E
  • Infobox, founded
    1885
  • Lead section
    Port Moresby ( ; Tok Pisin: Pot Mosbi), also referred to as Pom City or simply Moresby, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea.
  • In Group: Cities of Oceania (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Port Moresby (Wikidata)
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
Quote, P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 74 m
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3. GeoNames: Port Moresby - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 2088122
    -9.47723 147.15089 P PPLC PG 20 283733 25 Pacific/Port_Moresby
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 25 m
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4. 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 -9.25, 147.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -9.25, 147.25
-9.25 147.25 Af
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Wikidata: Port Moresby
Wikidata Q36526, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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