Popondetta

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Popondetta
Oro (Northern) Province,
Papua New Guinea

Location of Popondetta in Papua New Guinea

Population:
(as of 2000)

19,556 (9th)

LLG:

Popondetta Urban

Main languages:

Tok Pisin, Orokaiva, English

Language area:

Orokaiva

Elevation:

85 m (279 ft)

Coordinates:

8°46′S, 148°14′E

Mean Max Temp	Mean Min Temp	Rainfall
?	?	2482 mm ^{97.7 in}

Popondetta from space, looking out towards the north coast of Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea Portal

Popondetta is the capital of Oro (Northern) Province in Papua New Guinea.

In 1951 the town became the focus of relief efforts after nearby Mount Lamington erupted and killed 4,000 people.

Popondetta is near to Buna on the Northern Papua coast and is not far from the beginning of the Kokoda Trail, made famous during World War II.

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Alotau (MB) · Arawa or Buka (NS) · Daru (Western) · Goroka (EHP) · Kavieng (NI) · Kerema (Gulf) · Kimbe (WNB) · Kokopo (ENB) · Kundiawa (Simbu) · Lae (Morobe) · Lorengau (Manus) · Madang (Madang) · Mendi (SHP) · Mount Hagen (WHP) · Popondetta (Oro) · Port Moresby (Central/NCD) · Wabag (Enga) · Wewak (ES) · Vanimo (WS)