Taraka
Taraka is a suburb of Lae in the Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. The main campus for the Papua New Guinea University of Technology is located in Taraka.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Suburb
- Description: suburb in Lae District, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
- Also known as: “Taraka, Papua New Guinea” and “West Taraka”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include 3 Mile and Tent City.
3 Mile
Suburb
Photo: Phenss, CC BY-SA 3.0.
3 Mile is a suburb of Lae in the Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. 3 Mile is situated 4 km south of Taraka.
Tent City
Suburb
Photo: Phenss, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tent City is a suburb of Lae in the Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. The main campus for the Papua New Guinea University of Technology is located 1 kilometre to the South of Tent City. Tent City is situated 4½ km northeast of Taraka.
Bugandi
Suburb
Photo: Phenss, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bugandi is a suburb of Lae in the Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. Bugandi is situated 4½ km south of Taraka.
Taraka
- Category: locality
- Location: Lae District, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Latitude
-6.67319° or 6° 40′ 24″ southLongitude
146.97492° or 146° 58′ 30″ eastOpen location code
6R588XGF+PXOpenStreetMap ID
node 7401318478OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbWikidata ID
Q16901224
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