Kokopo
| Kokopo | |
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Satellite image | |
  Kokopo Location within New Britain and Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 4°21′00″S 152°16′25″E / 4.35000°S 152.27361°E | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea |
| Province | East New Britain |
| District | Kokopo District |
| LLG | Kokopo-Vunamami Urban |
| Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 20,262 |
| • Rank | 8th |
| Languages | |
| • Main languages | Kuanua, Tok Pisin, English |
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) |
| Location | 20 km (12 mi) from Rabaul |
| Mean max temp | 31.0 °C (87.8 °F) |
| Mean min temp | 23.3 °C (73.9 °F) |
| Annual rainfall | 2,003 mm (78.86 in) |
Kokopo is the capital of East New Britain in Papua New Guinea. The capital was moved from Rabaul in 1994 when the volcanoes Tavurvur and Vulcan erupted. As a result, the population of the town increased more than sixfold from 3,150 in 1990 to 20,262 in 2000.[1]
Kokopo was known as Herbertshöhe during the German New Guinea administration which controlled the area between 1884 and formally till 1919. Until 1910 it was the capital of the German colonial administration.
On Sunday, March 29, 2015, a strong earthquake, of a preliminary magnitude of at least 7.5, which if confirmed would be the strongest earthquake in the world up to that point for 2015, was recorded near Kokopo, and a tsunami warning was issued.
Communication links
The remains of the former capital Rabaul are located some 20 km (12 mi) to the north-east of Kokopo, when using the Kokopo-Rabaul Highway. There are still some 4,000 inhabitants in Rabaul, down from over 17,000 before the latest volcanic eruption.
Rabaul Airport (also called Tokua Airport), one of Papua New Guinea's largest domestic airports, is located a few kilometres east of Kokopo.
References
- ↑ PNG Census 2000
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