Port Moresby

Port Moresby (), or Pot Mosbi in Tok Pisin, is the caipital an lairgest ceety o Papua New Guinea (PNG). It is locatit on the shores o the Gulf o Papua, on the sootheastren coast o the island o New Guinea. In 2000 it haed a population o 254,158. As o 2009 it haes a population o 307,643, giein it a annual growth rate o 2.1% ower a nine-year period.

The steid whaur the ceety wis foondit haes been inhabitit bi the Motu-Koitabu fowk for centuries.  The first European tae see it wis Caiptain John Moresby in 1873. It wis named in honour o his faither Admiral Sir Fairfax Moresby.

Awthou Port Moresby is surroondit bi Central Province, o whilk it is an aa the caipital, it isna pairt o that province, but forms the Naitional Caipital Destrict.

 Twin touns 
 Jinan, Shandong, Cheenae syne 28 September 1988
 Palm Desert, Californie, Unitit States
 Townsville, Queensland, Australie syne 1983

Associatit toun
  Jayapura, Irian Jaya, Indonesie


Category:Caipital destricts an territories
Category:Gulf o Papua

Category:Port ceeties in Oceanie
Category:Provincial caipitals in Papua New Guinea
Category:Populatit places established in 1873