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Port Moresby (National Capital) is a capital of a political entity; located in Papua New Guinea in Pacific/Port_Moresby (GMT+10) time zone. With population of 283,733 people, there are 0 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in Papua New Guinea, 93.2% of cities are located further ↑North; 61.4% of cities are located further ←West and 97.7% of cities have higher elevation than Port Moresby. Note1

Administrative division(s):

Current local time in Port Moresby:

05:54 AM, Saturday
Difference from your time zone: hours
[3]

Port Moresby on map:[1]

Port Moresby on map

Port Moresby GPS coordinates[2]

9° 28' 38.028" South, 147° 9' 3.204" East

Map corner latitude longitude
Upper-left -8.78302°, 146.44777°
Center: -9.47723°, 147.15089°
Lower-right: -10.17004°, 147.85402°
Map W x H: 154.2×154.2 km = 95.8×95.8mi
max Lat: -2.0341°
  ⇑93.2% North
Port Moresby: -9.47723°
min Lat:   ⇓6.8% South
-10.61038°
Note1
min Long Port Moresby max Long
141.29061° 147.15089° 155.69147°
W 61.4%⇐   ⇒38.6% E

Elevation

Elevation of Port Moresby is 1 m = 3 ft, and this is 580 m = 1903 ft below average elevation for this country.

Max E:
 
2248 m = 7375 ft 97.7%
Avg. 581 m = 1906 ft  
Port Moresby 1 m = 3 ft  

Min E:
0 m = 0 ft 2.3%

See also: Port Moresby elevation on elevation.city.


Geographical zone

Port Moresby is located in South Torrid zone (between Equator and Tropic of Capricorn). Distance of Equator is 1053.8 km =654.8 mi to North.
Distance of km miles from Port Moresby
Equator 1053.8 654.8 to North
Tropic Capricorn 1552.1 964.4 to South
Antarctic Circle 6347.4 3944.1 to South
South Pole 8953.3 5563.3 to South
8953.3 km
1053.8 km

Nearby cities:

14 places around Port Moresby: (largest is in red/bold)

Alotau 374 km =232.4 mi, 104°
Bulolo 259 km =160.9 mi, 347°
Daru 434.8 km =270.2 mi, 275°
Finschhafen 333.5 km =207.2 mi, 13°
Goroka 424.3 km =263.6 mi, 332°
Ihu 261.2 km =162.3 mi, 312°
Kainantu 381.7 km =237.2 mi, 338°
Kerema 226.7 km =140.9 mi, 318°
Kokoda 92.6 km =57.5 mi, 43°
Kwikila 67.5 km =41.9 mi, 124°
Lae 306.7 km =190.6 mi, 356°
Popondetta 142.7 km =88.7 mi, 56°
Samarai 404.5 km =251.3 mi, 108°
Wau 242.6 km =150.7 mi, 348°

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Sources, notices
• [Note1] Compared only with cities in Papua New Guinea existing in our database
• [Src1] Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (CC-BY-SA)
• [Src2] Other city data from geonames.org with taken over terms of usage.
• [Src3] Geographical zone / Annual Mean Temperature by Robert A. Rohde @ Wikipedia