Goroka
in Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
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Goroka Airport (0 mi) - Chimbu Airport (29 mi)
- Madang Airport (67 mi)
- Mount Hagen Kagamuga Airport (77 mi)
- Lae Nadzab Airport (98 mi)
- Chungribu Airport (100 mi)
- Aseki Airport (104 mi)
- Baimuru Airport (105 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -6.083 and 145.387 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -6° 5' 0" and E 145° 23' 14"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Kina - PGK
- Spoken languages:
- English, Hiri Motu
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 07:42 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- UTC/GMT offset: 10 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:51 am and 6:16 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -3.840 and -32.411 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Fernando de Noronha (Distrito Estadual) - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Papua New Guinea.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Papua New Guinea. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Discover Goroka
Goroka in Eastern Highlands Province with it's 18,503 citizens is a city in Papua New Guinea about 263 mi (or 423 km) north-west of Port Moresby, the country's capital city.
Local time in Goroka is now 07:42 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Port Moresby with an UTC offset of 10 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Goroka. The closest airport in Papua New Guinea is Goroka Airport in a distance of 0 mi (or 1 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Kundiawa, Minj, Madang, Rauna and Mount Hagen. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 24°C / 75 °F
| Morning Temperature | 15°C / 60 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 19°C / 66 °F |
| Night Temperature | 18°C / 64 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 12% |
| Air Humidity | 69% |
| Air Pressure | 1010 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (2 mph) from South-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 90% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
23°C (74 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
21°C (70 °F)
16°C (61 °F)
Moderate rain, calm, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
22°C (72 °F)
18°C (64 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Bird Of Paradise
BIRD OF PARADISE
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Papouasie Nouvelle-Guinée Goroka show 2014
Les fêtes de l'indépendance sont l'occasion d'un grand rassemblement des tribus de toutes les régions de la Nouvelle-Guinée.
Goroka Market, Papua New Guinea
A 10 second video clip of the Saturday market in Goroka, Papua New Guinea on July 26, 2008. More info at: http://www.ski-epic.com/2008_papua_new_guinea/goroka_market.html.
Private Airplane Charter Port Moresby to Goroka
A short 2 minute video of a private airplane charter our family took in Papua New Guinea from Port Moresby to Goroka on July 25, 2008. More info at: ...
Mudmen at last Ahartry's photos around Goroka, Papua New Guinea (papua new guinea mud men)
Preview of Ahartry's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/ahartry/52/1248975470/tpod.html This blog preview was made by TravelPod using...
Flight Into Yesterday 1967 -Goroka clip
Short clip from the film "Flight Into Yesterday" - a promotional film about PNG produced by Dept Civil Aviation in 1967. I wonder who the gent is, sitting at the ATC console?
Papua New Guinea - Goroka Sing-Sing #8 - Travel Video
Video 8 I spent 3 weeks in Papua New Guinea in August 1986. The Highlight of the trip was the Sing-Sing in Goroka. The government brings together about 700 tribes every 2 years to promote...
Papua New Guinea - Goroka Sing-Sing #10 - Travel Video
Video 10 I spent 3 weeks in Papua New Guinea in August 1986. The Highlight of the trip was the Sing-Sing in Goroka. The government brings together about 700 tribes every 2 years to promote...
Goroka Show
Dancers at the Goroka Show, in Papua New Guinea. Taken in 2007.
Apostolic Preaching Papua New Guinea General Conference Goroka 2012 (part 2)
Pastor Evangelist W Goodare, Sunday evening preaching.
Woman knits a Billum (traditional bag) in Papua New Guinea
Short video of two techniques of making Billums, which are are traditional bags in Papua New Guinea. Video taken in Goroka on July 27, 2008, right where Katie bought her billum in Goroka....
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Goroka District
Goroka is a district in the Eastern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea. It contains the city of Goroka. The Dano language is spoken there.
Goroka Airport
Goroka Airport is an airport in Goroka, Papua New Guinea.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Goroka.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
New Garoka, Garoka, Goroka, GKA
