Ela Beach on Port Moresby’s foreshore is the city’s premier recreation space Photo: Margo Nugent
Port Moresby
PNG’s capital, Port Moresby, is home to the nation’s largest international airport and host
to offices of every major corporation in the country. Port Moresby attracts thousands of business and holiday visitors every month. The port was already an important trade centre inhabited by the Motu-Koita people when English Cpt. John Moresby first arrived here, claiming the land for Britain on February 20, 1873, and naming it after his father, Adm. Sir Fairfax Moresby. It took
a further 10 years before any Europeans settled here. Port Moresby became the capital when the Territory of Papua and New Guinea was formed in 1945 and remained the capital at Independence in 1975. Port Moresby is your gateway to the spectacular sights, sounds, adventures, and
destinations to be experienced in Papua New Guinea. With an estimated population of 400,000 , it is also a city of stark contrasts. Rich colonial history, modern 21st century development and traditional cultures create the heady, chaotic mix that defines this tropical city.
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