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OceaniaPapua New GuineaWestern Highlands Province
Mount Hagen
Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea · Oceania
About Mount Hagen
Mount Hagen sits on the route: 30 minutes from Rauna.
Mount Hagen is in Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea, with about 34,000 people. The nearest town is Rauna, about 15 km away.
Mount Hagen (Tok Pisin: Maun 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 theRead more
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).
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Mount Hagen is in Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea, about 15 km from Rauna.
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- Population
- 33,623
- Continent
- Oceania
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Region
- Western Highlands Province
- Timezone
- Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates
- -5.8575, 144.2306
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