Goroka: facts

At a glance

• Country: Papua New Guinea
• Region: Eastern Highlands Province
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 18,503
• Coordinates: 6.0850° S, 145.3867° E
• Time zone: Pacific/Port_Moresby (UTC+10:00)
• Currency: Kina (PGK)
• Distance to the capital, Port Moresby: 424 km (264 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Goroka Airport (GKA): 0.7 km (0.4 mi), straight line
• Chimbu Airport (CMU): 46 km (29 mi), straight line
• Madang Airport (MAG): 107 km (67 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Zagomzuhu: 0.6 km (0.3 mi)
• Yoya: 27 km (17 mi)
• Yugugutu: 28 km (17 mi)
• Yumi: 29 km (18 mi)
• Yova: 30 km (19 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Port Moresby, 424 km (264 mi)