Mount Hagen: facts

At a glance

• Country: Papua New Guinea
• Region: Western Highlands Province
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 33,623
• Coordinates: 5.8575° S, 144.2306° E
• Time zone: Pacific/Port_Moresby (UTC+10:00)
• Currency: Kina (PGK)
• Distance to the capital, Port Moresby: 515 km (320 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Mount Hagen Kagamuga Airport (HGU): 8.3 km (5.1 mi), straight line
• Wapenamanda Airport (WBM): 45 km (28 mi), straight line
• Mendi Airport (MDU): 71 km (44 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Rauna: 15 km (9 mi)
• Yugua: 31 km (19 mi)
• Yumbetesa: 44 km (27 mi)
• Kurumul: 44 km (28 mi)
• Minj: 51 km (32 mi)