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((More citations needed|date=March 2022))((Infobox settlement
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| subdivision_type1      = [[Provinces of Papua New Guinea|Province]]
| subdivision_name1      = [[Eastern Highlands Province|Eastern Highlands]]
| subdivision_type2      = [[Districts and LLGs of Papua New Guinea|District]]
| subdivision_name2      = [[Goroka District]]
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'''Goroka''' is the capital of the [[Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea|Eastern Highlands Province]] of [[Papua New Guinea]]. It is a town of approximately 19,000 people (2000), ((convert|1600|m|sp=us|abbr=off)) above sea level. It has an [[Goroka Airport|airport]] (in the centre of town) and is on the "[[Highlands Highway]]", about 285&nbsp;km from [[Lae]] in [[Morobe Province|Morobe province]] and 90&nbsp;km from the nearby town of [[Kainantu]] also in the Eastern Highlands. Other nearby towns include [[Kundiawa]] in [[Simbu Province]] and [[Mount Hagen]] in [[Western Highlands Province]]. It has a mild climate, known as a "perpetual Spring".

It is the home of several national institutions: CRMF Christian Radio Missionary Fellowship,  the [[PNG Institute of Medical Research]], the National Film Institute, the [http://www.lci-goroka.com Liturgical Catechetical Institute], the [[Melanesian Institute]], the Raun Raun Theatre Company and the [[University of Goroka]]. Several NGOs also have presences there, including [[Oxfam]] and [[Save the Children]]. The town's single largest hotel is the Bird of Paradise, owned by the Coral Seas Hotels chain.

Coffee is a common cash crop in the area; smaller industries include trout farms, pigs, bee keeping and food gardens (broccoli, kau kau or sweet potato, carrots, ginger and peanuts are examples of produce that grow well here; nearby Bena Bena is known for its pineapples).

== Events ==
In May, Goroka hosts the PNG Coffee Festival.

The [[Goroka Show]] event takes place annually around the time of the country's Independence Day (September 16). It continues for two or three days. The Goroka Show is the oldest show in Papua New Guinea, over 50 years of "keeping the spirit alive".

==Climate==
Goroka has a [[subtropical highland climate]] (''Cfb''). Due to altitude Goroka features warm to very warm afternoons and cool to mild mornings year-round, with heavy rainfall most of the year and low rainfall from June to September.
((Weather box
|location = Goroka
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|temperature colour = pastel
|Jan high C = 25.5
|Feb high C = 25.5
|Mar high C = 25.1
|Apr high C = 25.2
|May high C = 25.3  
|Jun high C = 24.4
|Jul high C = 24.0
|Aug high C = 24.5
|Sep high C = 24.9
|Oct high C = 25.3
|Nov high C = 25.9
|Dec high C = 25.4
|Jan mean C = 19.9
|Feb mean C = 20.1
|Mar mean C = 19.8
|Apr mean C = 19.8
|May mean C = 19.7
|Jun mean C = 18.8
|Jul mean C = 18.6
|Aug mean C = 18.9
|Sep mean C = 19.1
|Oct mean C = 19.4
|Nov mean C = 19.7
|Dec mean C = 19.8
|Jan low C = 14.4
|Feb low C = 14.7
|Mar low C = 14.6
|Apr low C = 14.4
|May low C = 14.2
|Jun low C = 13.3
|Jul low C = 13.2
|Aug low C = 13.3
|Sep low C = 13.4
|Oct low C = 13.5   
|Nov low C = 13.5
|Dec low C = 14.3
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm= 229
|Feb rain mm= 249
|Mar rain mm= 232
|Apr rain mm= 181
|May rain mm= 117
|Jun rain mm= 62
|Jul rain mm= 55
|Aug rain mm= 65
|Sep rain mm= 99
|Oct rain mm= 159
|Nov rain mm= 163
|Dec rain mm= 229
|source =<ref>((Cite web|url=https://en.climate-data.org/oceania/papua-new-guinea/eastern-highlands/goroka-50976/|title=Goroka climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Goroka weather averages - Climate-Data.org|website=en.climate-data.org))</ref>
))

==Notable people==
Goroka is the birthplace of ex-[[Premier of Tasmania]] [[Lara Giddings]]
*[[Rugby league]] players [[Stanley Gene]] and [[James Segeyaro]].

[[File:GorokaMarket.jpg|thumb|none|Goroka market]]

==See also==
*[[Goroka Urban LLG]]
*[[Goroka District]]
*[[Goroka languages]]

==References==
((Reflist))

==External links==
((commons|Goroka))

*((wikivoyage-inline|Goroka))
*[http://www.uog.ac.pg/ The University of Goroka]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090203133353/http://www.mi.org.pg/ Melanesian Institute]
*[https://crmf.org.pg/ CRMF Christian Radio Missionary Fellowship]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071022101719/http://gorokashow.com/ Goroka Show website]
*[https://www.lci-goroka.com/ Liturgical Catechetical Institute]

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[[Category:Populated places in Eastern Highlands Province]]
[[Category:Provincial capitals in Papua New Guinea]]

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