GOROKA

Eastern Highlands Province · PAPUA NEW GUINEA (PG) · 6.08°S / 145.39°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 2,096,742

Goroka is a city in Papua New Guinea with a population of 18,503. It sits at -6.08/145.39, runs on Pacific/Port_Moresby, is 46 km from Kundiawa.

Population 18,503

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Pacific/Port_Moresby

All facts

fields

Country: Papua New Guinea
Subdivision: Eastern Highlands Province
Coords: 6.08°S / 145.39°E
UTC offset: +10
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 1 · within 50 km

W Kundiawa Chimbu Province 9,383 46.8 km

Air access

nearby

GKA

Goroka Airport

Medium airport

0.7 km

NBA

Nambaiyufa Airport

Small airport

23.5 km

BNT

Bundi Airport

Small airport

41.8 km

KEG

Keglsugl Airport

Small airport

42.5 km

NMN

Nomane Airport

Small airport

43.7 km

Universities

linked

University of Goroka

uog.ac.pg

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Goroka?: 18,503 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Goroka in?: Pacific/Port_Moresby.
Which country is Goroka in?: Papua New Guinea (PG).
Which airport serves Goroka?: Goroka Airport (GKA).
How far is Goroka from Port Moresby?: About 424 km.
Does Goroka have a university?: Yes. University of Goroka.
What languages are spoken in Papua New Guinea?: English.
What currency is used in Papua New Guinea?: Kina.
How many cities are in Papua New Guinea?: 52 on record.
Which admin region is Goroka in?: Eastern Highlands Province.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/2096742

{
  "data": {
    "id": 2096742,
    "name": "Goroka",
    "ascii_name": "Goroka",
    "country_code": "PG",
    "population": 18503,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Pacific/Port_Moresby",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": -6.085,
    "longitude": 145.38667
  }
}

Context

comparatives

2.0x the population of Kundiawa.
46 km from Kundiawa.
Same timezone (Pacific/Port_Moresby) as 46 other cities in Papua New Guinea.