Goroka
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Goroka is a town in Papua New Guinea’s Eastern Highlands known as a regional commercial hub and for its famous annual cultural show featuring traditional highland dances and customs.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Goroka Show | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural festival
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| climate | subtropical highland climate ⓘ |
| connectedByRoadTo |
Lae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mount Hagen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Papua New Guinea
ⓘ
Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
trade in coffee
ⓘ
trade in fresh produce ⓘ |
| elevation | about 1600 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| function | regional commercial hub ⓘ |
| governingBody | Goroka Urban Local Level Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAirport | Goroka Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommunicationInfrastructure |
mobile phone networks
ⓘ
radio stations ⓘ |
| hasEducationalInstitution | teachers colleges ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
coffee processing facilities
ⓘ
market for local produce ⓘ |
| hasHealthFacility | provincial hospital ⓘ |
| hasIndustry |
agricultural trade
ⓘ
coffee production ⓘ |
| hasInstitution |
Goroka Base Hospital
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of Goroka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyAttraction | Asaro Mudmen cultural performances ⓘ |
| hostsEvent | Goroka Show NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Goroka Show
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
annual cultural show ⓘ highlands tribal dances ⓘ sing-sing performances ⓘ traditional costumes ⓘ traditional highland customs ⓘ traditional highland dances ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Tok Pisin NERFINISHED ⓘ local highlands languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Eastern Highlands Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Highlands Region of Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Goroka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Papua New Guinea Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationEstimate | over 19000 ⓘ |
| postalCode | 441 ⓘ |
| region | Eastern Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | provincial capital of Eastern Highlands Province ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC+10 ⓘ |
| transportMode |
domestic flights
ⓘ
road transport ⓘ |
| typicalMonthHeld | September ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.