Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea
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).
Region | Population | Regional capital | Population |
Eastern Highlands Eastern Highlands Province | 579,825 people | Goroka Goroka | 18,503 people |
Compare with other regions in Papua New Guinea.
Map of Eastern Highlands
Information on Eastern Highlands
Region name | Regional capital | Subregions | Country | Continent |
Eastern Highlands Eastern Highlands Province | Goroka Goroka | 8 | Papua New Guinea | Oceania |
Time in Eastern Highlands
Current time | Summer time (DST) | Standard time | Current timezone offset | Timezone |
Tue, 19 Mar 2024 - 5:38pm (17:38h) | No | Tue, 19 Mar 2024 - 5:38pm (17:38h) | UTC +10.0 | Pacific/Port_Moresby |
Geographic coordinates of Eastern Highlands
Position | Latitude (width) | Longitude (length) |
Show on map | 6°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.Region | No | Population | Regional capital | Capital population |
Daulo Daulo | 1. | 30,960 | - | - |
Goroka Goroka | 2. | 71,870 | - | - |
Henganofi Henganofi | 3. | 55,678 | - | - |
Kainantu Kainantu | 4. | 91,771 | - | - |
Lufa Lufa | 5. | 45,868 | - | - |
Obura Wonenara Obura Wonenara | 6. | 29,688 | - | - |
Okapa Okapa | 7. | 62,041 | - | - |
Unggai Bena Unggai Bena | 8. | 45,006 | - | - |