Popondetta is the capital of Oro Province in Papua New Guinea, with a population of about 49,244 at the 2013 census. It became the center of relief operations after nearby Mount Lamington erupted in 1951, killing 4,000 people, and lies near the Kokoda Track, the site of major fighting in the Second World War.
Facts
Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Popondetta, Wikipedia
Infobox: population_total
49244
Infobox: population_as_of
2013
Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
8.76556°S 148.23472°E
Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
8.76556°S 148.23472°E
Infobox, elevation
279 ft (85 m)
- In Group: Cities of Oceania (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source2. GeoNames: Popondetta - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2088163
-8.76536 148.23252 P PPLA PG 04 2093690 28198 106 Pacific/Port_Moresby
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 106 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 -8.75, 148.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -8.75, 148.25
-8.75 148.25 Af
Wikidata: Popondetta
Wikidata Q1017376, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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