Port Moresby

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Port Moresby

Total population

364,145

Coordinates-9.47°, 147.16°

Demographic figures from National Statistical Office (PNG). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Port Moresby, also referred to as Pom City or simply Moresby, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea. It is one of the largest cities in the southwestern Pacific outside of Australia and New Zealand. It is located on the shores of the Gulf of Papua, on the south-western coast of the Papuan Peninsula of the island of New Guinea. The city emerged as a trade centre in the second half of the 19th century. During World War II, it was a prime objective for conquest by the Imperial Japanese forces during 1942–43 as a staging point and air base to cut off Australia from Southeast Asia and the Americas. Due to its population and outsized influence compared to other cities in Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby may be regarded as a primate city.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.