Official Name: | Popondetta |
Other Name: | Popondota |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Mapsize: | 300px |
Pushpin Map: | Papua New Guinea |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Papua New Guinea |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Oro Province |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Ijivitari District |
Subdivision Type3: | LLG |
Subdivision Name3: | Popondetta Urban |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2013 |
Population Total: | 49244 |
Population Urban: | 65,000~ |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | AEST |
Utc Offset1: | +10 |
Coordinates: | -8.7656°N 148.2347°W |
Elevation M: | 85 |
Blank Name: | Main languages |
Blank Info: | Orokaiva, Tok Pisin, English |
Blank1 Name: | Climate |
Blank1 Info: | Af |
Popondetta (sometimes spelled Popondota) is the capital of Oro (Northern) Province in Papua New Guinea. Popondetta is a city.
In 1951 the city became the focus of relief efforts after nearby Mount Lamington erupted and killed 4,000 people.
Popondetta is near to Buna on the Northern Papua coast and is not far from the beginning of the Kokoda Trail, made famous during World War II.
This area of New Guinea is home to the endangered Queen Alexandra's birdwing, the world's largest butterfly.
Popondetta has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.
Newton Theological College is located in Popondetta.Papua New Guinea University of Natural Resources and Environment is located in the Sohe District.