13 Facts About Port Moresby

Many Papuan residents of Port Moresby either returned to their family villages or were evacuated to camps when the threat of Japanese invasion loomed.

Port Moresby became the capital of the new combined territory and a focal point for the expansion of public services.

Port Moresby was granted city status in 1972, with Oala Oala-Rarua becoming the first Lord Mayor.

The legislative building before independence and the first parliament building is long-gone but the old court house in town Port Moresby remains, bearing its pre-independence label with its previous title.

Port Moresby has a tropical savanna climate with relatively constant temperatures throughout the year.

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Port Moresby is the single district of the National Capital District, which contains three Local Level Government areas.

Port Moresby refers to both the urbanised area of the National Capital District and more specifically to the main business area, known locally as "Town".

Suburb of Boroko, once the commercial heart of Port Moresby, is very idle, with many former shopping buildings now empty; the west is full of high rises, shopping centres and affluent housing.

Parts of Port Moresby have security problems with house break-ins being the main problem.

Port Moresby is served within the city by buses and privately owned taxis.

Port Moresby is served by Jacksons International Airport, the biggest international airport and Papua New Guinea Defence Force Air Wing base in the country.

The decision to host the 2018 APEC meeting, bringing a large number of world leaders to Port Moresby, indicates the speed with which Port Moresby is entering the world economy.

Port Moresby Japanese Language School was a supplementary Japanese school in the city.