page_title: Mount Hagen
hierarchical_section_title: Mount Hagen
caption_attribution_description: English: en:NASA Landsat image of en:Mount Hagen, en:Papua New Guinea with a perspective looking almost due east towards the en:Mount Hagen Airport
context_page_description: Mount Hagen is the third largest city in Papua New Guinea, with a population of 46,250. It is the capital of the Western Highlands Province and is located in the large fertile Wahgi Valley in central mainland Papua New Guinea, at an elevation of 1,677 m.
  The Highlands Highway is the main arterial route to connect Mount Hagen with the coastal cities of Lae and Madang.
  The city is named after the old eroded volcano Mount Hagen, located about 24 kilometres to the north-west. The volcano was named after the German colonial officer Curt von Hagen.
context_section_description: Mount Hagen is the third largest city in Papua New Guinea, with a population of 46,250. It is the capital of the Western Highlands Province and is located in the large fertile Wahgi Valley in central mainland Papua New Guinea, at an elevation of 1,677 m (5,502 ft).
  The Highlands Highway is the main arterial route to connect Mount Hagen with the coastal cities of Lae and Madang.
  The city is named after the old eroded volcano Mount Hagen, located about 24 kilometres (15 mi) to the north-west. The volcano was named after the German colonial officer Curt von Hagen (1859-1897).
caption: Satellite view
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