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🌆 Largest Cities in Papua New Guinea

Cities of Papua New Guinea with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by population (GeoNames).

📅 2026📏 people13 entries🇵🇬 See all of this country’s rankings →
Each tile’s area is its share of the combined total of 628,855 (13 entries). Stronger colour means a higher rank.
1
Port MoresbyNational Capital
283,733
2
LaeMorobe Province
76,255
3
ArawaBougainville
40,266
4
Mount HagenWestern Highlands Province
33,623
5
PopondettaOro Province
28,198
6
MadangMadang Province
27,419
7
KokopoEast New Britain Province
26,273
8
MendiSouthern Highlands Province
26,252
9
KimbeWest New Britain Province
18,847
10
GorokaEastern Highlands Province
18,503
11
WewakEast Sepik Province
18,230
12
BuloloMorobe Province
16,042
13
DaruWestern Province
15,214

Highlights

Within Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby ranks first in 2026 with 283,733, followed by Lae (76,255) and Arawa (40,266).

Port Moresby is 3.7 times higher than Lae, the runner-up.

Across 13 entries, values run from 283,733 (Port Moresby) to 15,214 (Daru), with a median of 26,273.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: people.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 14, 2026 — GeoNames aggregates census and estimate figures, so the reference year varies by city, and a few figures cover the metropolitan area rather than the city proper.