POPONDETTA

Oro Province · PAPUA NEW GUINEA (PG) · 8.77°S / 148.23°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 2,088,163

Popondetta is a city in Papua New Guinea with a population of 28,198. It sits at -8.77/148.23, runs on Pacific/Port_Moresby.

Population 28,198

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Pacific/Port_Moresby

All facts

fields

Country: Papua New Guinea
Subdivision: Oro Province
Coords: 8.77°S / 148.23°E
UTC offset: +10
DST: Observed

Air access

nearby

PNP

Girua Airport

Medium airport

0.0 km

GOC

Gora Airstrip

Small airport

26.2 km

SIL

Sila Airport

Small airport

38.2 km

AFR

Afore Airstrip

Small airport

44.8 km

EMO

Emo River Airstrip

Small airport

44.8 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Popondetta?: 28,198 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Popondetta in?: Pacific/Port_Moresby.
Which country is Popondetta in?: Papua New Guinea (PG).
Which airport serves Popondetta?: Girua Airport (PNP).
How far is Popondetta from Port Moresby?: About 143 km.
Does Popondetta have a university?: Not on record.
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 Popondetta in?: Oro Province.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/2088163

{
  "data": {
    "id": 2088163,
    "name": "Popondetta",
    "ascii_name": "Popondetta",
    "country_code": "PG",
    "population": 28198,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Pacific/Port_Moresby",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": -8.76536,
    "longitude": 148.23252
  }
}

Context

comparatives

Same timezone (Pacific/Port_Moresby) as 46 other cities in Papua New Guinea.