Hanuabada

Hanuabada
Country Papua New Guinea
Province NCD
City Port Moresby
Time zone AEST (UTC+10)

Hanuabada is a coastal village in Papua New Guinea located on the outskirts of the nation's capital, Port Moresby.

Hanuabada translated in Motu means big village and it is located north west of downtown Port Moresby, and has a population of over 15,000. It is a Motuan village and comes under the name Poreporena which includes both Hanuabada and Elevala.

Hanuabada is known for producing a large number of Papua New Guinea's cricket players, including more than half of the current Papua New Guinea national cricket team.[1] This was also the birthplace of the village Liklik Kricket Competition.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/17333579

Coordinates: 9°27′S 147°08′E / 9.450°S 147.133°E