PORGERA

Enga Province · PAPUA NEW GUINEA (PG) · 5.46°S / 143.15°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 2,088,143

Porgera is a city in Papua New Guinea with a population of 1,578. It sits at -5.46/143.15, runs on Pacific/Port_Moresby, is 47 km from Tari.

Population 1,578

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Pacific/Port_Moresby

All facts

fields

Country: Papua New Guinea
Subdivision: Enga Province
Coords: 5.46°S / 143.15°E
UTC offset: +10
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 1 · within 50 km

SW Tari Hela Province 8,186 47.8 km

Air access

nearby

PLE

Paiela Airport

Small airport

21.6 km

TIZ

Tari Airport

Small airport

47.7 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Porgera?: 1,578 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Porgera in?: Pacific/Port_Moresby.
Which country is Porgera in?: Papua New Guinea (PG).
Which airport serves Porgera?: Paiela Airport (PLE).
How far is Porgera from Port Moresby?: About 628 km.
Does Porgera 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 Porgera in?: Enga Province.

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/2088143

{
  "data": {
    "id": 2088143,
    "name": "Porgera",
    "ascii_name": "Porgera",
    "country_code": "PG",
    "population": 1578,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Pacific/Port_Moresby",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": -5.463,
    "longitude": 143.148
  }
}

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comparatives

5.2x smaller than Tari.
47 km from Tari.
Same timezone (Pacific/Port_Moresby) as 46 other cities in Papua New Guinea.