Papua New Guinea — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition
Papua New Guinea had an estimated population of 5,848,951 in 2005, with 42 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.
About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.
For current figures: Papua New Guinea today — population now 8,606,316, against 5,848,951 in 2005.
Cities and towns, 2005
| # | Place | Region | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port Moresby | National Capital District | 283,733 |
| 2 | Lae | Morobe | 76,255 |
| 3 | Arawa | North Solomons | 40,266 |
| 4 | Mount Hagen | Western Highlands | 33,623 |
| 5 | Popondetta | Oro | 28,198 |
| 6 | Madang | Madang | 27,419 |
| 7 | Kokopo | East New Britain | 26,273 |
| 8 | Mendi | Southern Highlands | 26,252 |
| 9 | Kimbe | West New Britain | 18,847 |
| 10 | Goroka | Eastern Highlands | 18,503 |
| 11 | Wewak | East Sepik | 18,230 |
| 12 | Bulolo | Morobe | 16,042 |
| 13 | Daru | Fly River | 15,214 |
| 14 | Wau | Morobe | 14,629 |
| 15 | Kavieng | New Ireland | 14,490 |
| 16 | Alotau | Milne Bay | 12,095 |
| 17 | Kiunga | Fly River | 11,536 |
| 18 | Vanimo | Sandaun | 11,204 |
| 19 | Tari | Southern Highlands | 10,333 |
| 20 | Kundiawa | Simbu | 9,383 |
| 21 | Kainantu | Eastern Highlands | 8,509 |
| 22 | Rabaul | East New Britain | 8,074 |
| 23 | Buka | 7,345 | |
| 24 | Ialibu | Southern Highlands | 6,915 |
| 25 | Kokoda | Oro | 6,199 |
| 26 | Lorengau | Manus | 5,806 |
| 27 | Kerema | Gulf | 5,646 |
| 28 | Aitape | East Sepik | 5,547 |
| 29 | Wabag | Enga | 3,958 |
| 30 | Kieta | North Solomons | 3,611 |
| 31 | Balimo | Fly River | 3,601 |
| 32 | Panguna | North Solomons | 2,916 |
| 33 | Morehead | Fly River | 2,246 |
| 34 | Ambunti | East Sepik | 2,073 |
| 35 | Samarai | Milne Bay | 1,638 |
| 36 | Angoram | East Sepik | 1,604 |
| 37 | Porgera | Enga | 1,578 |
| 38 | Namatanai | New Ireland | 1,376 |
| 39 | Finschhafen | Madang | 1,054 |
| 40 | Kandrian | West New Britain | 1,014 |
| 41 | Laiagam | Enga | 921 |
| 42 | Buin | North Solomons | 750 |
Administrative divisions, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Highlands | 687,139 |
| 2 | Morobe | 622,512 |
| 3 | Western Highlands | 511,372 |
| 4 | Eastern Highlands | 489,442 |
| 5 | Madang | 406,883 |
| 6 | East Sepik | 383,588 |
| 7 | Enga | 313,689 |
| 8 | Simbu | 291,848 |
| 9 | National Capital District | 283,733 |
| 10 | East New Britain | 236,287 |
| 11 | Milne Bay | 232,914 |
| 12 | West New Britain | 215,572 |
| 13 | Sandaun | 209,364 |
| 14 | Central | 202,088 |
| 15 | Fly River | 174,395 |
| 16 | Oro | 149,967 |
| 17 | New Ireland | 133,326 |
| 18 | North Solomons | 132,886 |
| 19 | Gulf | 123,312 |
| 20 | Manus | 48,634 |
The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.