Goroka District
Goroka District is a district in the Eastern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea. It contains the city of Goroka. The Alekano language is spoken there.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Raun Raun Theatre and Goroka Airport.
Raun Raun Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Brian ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Raun Raun Theatre is a movie theater in Goroka, Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea.
Goroka Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: JialiangGao, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Goroka Airport is an airport in Goroka, Papua New Guinea.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Goroka.
Goroka
Photo: Thilver, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Goroka is a city in the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea. Famous for the yearly Goroka Show, it is also one of the closest major towns to Mt. Wilhelm, the highest summit in the country.
Goroka District
- Type: County with 71,900 residents
- Description: in Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
- Categories: district of Papua New Guinea and locality
- Location: Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Latitude
-6.05° or 6° 3′ southLongitude
145.3833° or 145° 23′ eastPopulation
71,900Elevation
1,622 metres (5,322 feet)Open location code
6R57X92M+28OpenStreetMap ID
node 304993843OpenStreetMap feature
place=countyGeoNames ID
2096740Wikidata ID
Q3710938
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Satellite Map
Discover Goroka District from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Slovenian—“Goroka District” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Goroka (distrito)”
- Cebuano: “Goroka”
- Chinese: “戈羅卡縣”
- Dutch: “Goroka District”
- Italian: “distretto di Goroka”
- Italian: “Distretto di Goroka”
- Japanese: “ゴロカ地区”
- Persian: “منطقه گوروکا”
- Persian: “منطقهٔ گوروکا”
- Slovenian: “Distrikt Goroka”
- Slovenian: “Goroka District”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St. Joseph Kefamo Vocational Centre and Kefamo Catholic Mission.
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