Port Moresby
Port Moresby is the capital of Papua New Guinea. It is the gateway to PNG, and almost all visitors to the country pass through the city. Wikivoyage
Population 317,374 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Papua New Guinea
Getting there
Remembered in this browser only, with the last few you used.
Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide- Filipino Association of Papua New Guinea Attraction · 80 m
- Port Moresby Main Market Attraction · 390 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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Hiri Moale Festival
September
This takes place on the weekend of PNG's Independence Day in mid-September.
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Port Moresby); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Somewhere to run
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.