LLG Goroka Urban LLG Postcode 441 Local time Friday 5:41 PM University University of Goroka | District Goroka District Time zone AEST (UTC+10) Elevation 1,546 m Number of airports 1 | |
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Weather 19°C, Wind W at 2 km/h, 95% Humidity Province | ||
Goroka papua new guinea
Goroka is the capital of the Eastern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea. It is a town of approximately 19,000 people (2000), 1600m above sea level. It has an airport (in the centre of town) and is on the "Highlands Highway", about 285 km from Lae in Morobe province and 90 km 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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Map of Goroka, Papua New Guinea
It is the home of several national institutions; CRMF Christian Radio Missionary Fellowship, the PNG Institute of Medical Research, the National Film 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 single largest hotel is the Bird of Paradise, owned by the Coral Seas Hotels chain.
Coffee is a common cash crop in the area; smaller industries include trout farms, pigs, bee keeping and food gardens (broccoli, kau kau or sweet potato, carrots, ginger and peanuts are examples of produce that grow well here; nearby Bena Bena is known for its pineapples).
One minute tour of goroka
Events
In May, Goroka hosts the PNG Coffee Festival.
The renowned Goroka Show is a three-day event that takes place annually around the time of the country's Independence Day (September 16). The Goroka Show is the oldest show in Papua New Guinea, over 50 years of "keeping the spirit alive".
Goroka is the birthplace of Premier of Tasmania Lara Giddings and rugby league players Stanley Gene and James Segeyaro.