Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea

Eastern Highlands is one of 22 primary administrative regions in Papua New Guinea with a population of approximately 579,825 people.

Facts and figures on Eastern Highlands at a glance

Region name: Eastern Highlands (Eastern Highlands Province)
Status: Primary administrative region
Population: 579,825 people
Country: Papua New Guinea
Continent: Oceania

The regional headquarters of Eastern Highlands (Eastern Highlands Province) is located in the regional capital Goroka (Goroka) with a population of 18,503 people.

The distance as the crow flies from Eastern Highlands's regional capital Goroka to Papua New Guinea's capital Port Moresby (Port Moresby) is approximately 423 km (263 mi).

Facts and figures about Eastern Highlands
RegionPopulationRegional capitalPopulation
Eastern Highlands Eastern Highlands Province579,825 peopleGoroka Goroka18,503 people

Compare with other regions in Papua New Guinea.

Map of Eastern Highlands

Map of Eastern Highlands

Information on Eastern Highlands

Information on Eastern Highlands
Region nameRegional capitalSubregionsCountryContinent
Eastern Highlands Eastern Highlands ProvinceGoroka Goroka8Papua New GuineaOceania

Time in Eastern Highlands

Time in Eastern Highlands
Current timeSummer time (DST)Standard timeCurrent timezone offsetTimezone
Tue, 19 Mar 2024 - 5:38pm (17:38h)NoTue, 19 Mar 2024 - 5:38pm (17:38h)UTC +10.0Pacific/Port_Moresby

Geographic coordinates of Eastern Highlands

Latitude & Longitude of Eastern Highlands
PositionLatitude (width)Longitude (length)
Show on map6°30'00.0"S (-6.5000000°)145°34'60.0"E (145.5833300°)

Subregions in Eastern Highlands

There are 8 administrative subregions in Eastern Highlands.
Subregions in Eastern Highlands
RegionNoPopulationRegional capitalCapital population
Daulo Daulo1.30,960--
Goroka Goroka2.71,870--
Henganofi Henganofi3.55,678--
Kainantu Kainantu4.91,771--
Lufa Lufa5.45,868--
Obura Wonenara Obura Wonenara6.29,688--
Okapa Okapa7.62,041--
Unggai Bena Unggai Bena8.45,006--

External sources of information on Eastern Highlands

Eastern Highlands on Wikipedia