Goroka is the capital of the Eastern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea . It is a town of approximately 19,000 people (2000), 1,600 meters (5,200 feet) above sea level. It has an airport (in the centre of town) and is on the " Highlands Highway ", about 285 km (177 mi) from Lae in Morobe province and 90 km (56 mi) from the nearby town of Kainantu also in the Eastern Highlands. Other nearby towns include Kundiawa in Simbu Province and Mount Hagen in Western Highlands Province . It has a mild climate, known as a "perpetual Spring".
5-530: Benabena , also known as Bena Bena, is a stretch of valley that extends to the east of Goroka town in the west and borders with the Upper Ramu area of Madang Province to the north, Ungaii District to its south and Henganofi District to its east. The name "Bena Bena" derived from a small hamlet or village just a few kilometres away from the once small rural station of Sigerehi in the Upper Bena area in
10-629: Is the Bird of Paradise, owned by the Coral Seas Hotels chain. Coffee is a common cash crop in the area; smaller industries include trout farms, pigs, bee keeping and food gardens (broccoli, kau kau or sweet potato, carrots, ginger and peanuts are examples of produce that grow well here; nearby Bena Bena is known for its pineapples). In May, Goroka hosts the PNG Coffee Festival. The Goroka Show event takes place annually around
15-896: Is the home of several national institutions: CRMF Christian Radio Missionary Fellowship, the PNG Institute of Medical Research , the National Film Institute, the Liturgical Catechetical Institute , the Melanesian Institute , the Raun Raun Theatre Company and the University of Goroka . Several NGOs also have presences there, including Oxfam and Save the Children . The town's single largest hotel
20-539: The Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea . The Bena Bena Valley was once known for a centre for weaving. An airfield was constructed near the village by Dan Leahy and Jim Taylor in December 1932. A Lutheran mission station commenced operations at the village in 1934. This Eastern Highlands Province geography article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Goroka It
25-503: The time of the country's Independence Day (September 16). It continues for two or three days. The Goroka Show is the oldest show in Papua New Guinea, over 50 years of "keeping the spirit alive". Goroka has a subtropical highland climate ( Cfb ). Due to altitude Goroka features warm to very warm afternoons and cool to mild mornings year-round, with heavy rainfall most of the year and low rainfall from June to September. Goroka
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