Morobe, Papua New Guinea
Facts and figures on Morobe at a glance
Region name: Morobe (Morobe Province)Status: Primary administrative region
Population: 674,810 people
Country: Papua New Guinea
Continent: Oceania
The regional headquarters of Morobe (Morobe Province) is located in the regional capital Lae (Lae) with a population of 76,255 people.
The distance as the crow flies from Morobe's regional capital Lae to Papua New Guinea's capital Port Moresby (Port Moresby) is approximately 306 km (190 mi).
Region | Population | Regional capital | Population |
Morobe Morobe Province | 674,810 people | Lae Lae | 76,255 people |
Compare with other regions in Papua New Guinea.
Map of Morobe
Information on Morobe
Region name | Regional capital | Subregions | Country | Continent |
Morobe Morobe Province | Lae Lae | 9 | Papua New Guinea | Oceania |
Time in Morobe
Current time | Summer time (DST) | Standard time | Current timezone offset | Timezone |
Fri, 29 Mar 2024 - 6:53am (06:53h) | No | Fri, 29 Mar 2024 - 6:53am (06:53h) | UTC +10.0 | Pacific/Port_Moresby |
Geographic coordinates of Morobe
Position | Latitude (width) | Longitude (length) |
Show on map | 7°00'38.2"S (-7.0106000°) | 146°58'01.9"E (146.9672000°) |
Subregions in Morobe
There are 9 administrative subregions in Morobe.Region | No | Population | Regional capital | Capital population |
Bulolo Bulolo | 1. | 77,232 | - | - |
Finschhafen Finschhafen | 2. | 45,287 | - | - |
Huon Gulf Huon Gulf | 3. | 59,523 | - | - |
Kabwum Kabwum | 4. | 41,883 | - | - |
Lae Lae | 5. | 119,178 | - | - |
Markham Markham | 6. | 49,369 | - | - |
Menyamya Menyamya | 7. | 68,546 | - | - |
Nawae Nawae | 8. | 35,059 | - | - |
Tewai Siassi Tewai Siassi | 9. | 43,327 | - | - |