Boroko is a suburb of
Port Moresby
(; Tok Pisin: ''Pot Mosbi''), also referred to as Pom City or simply Moresby, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea. It is one of the largest cities in the southwestern Pacific (along with Jayapura) outside of Australia and New Z ...
, the capital city of
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...
. It includes a residential area and a sports and recreation precinct, and was once a significant commercial centre but the business area is now in decline.
History
The town of Port Moresby was mainly confined to the peninsula near the port facilities in the early decades of the 20th century. An influx of Australian and American military personnel during World War II increased the rate of expansion inland, including the upgrade of the airstrip at Seven Mile (now
Jacksons Airport), and the use of Murray Barracks at
Four Mile, next to Boroko. Increased development continued after the war in the Boroko area.
Facilities
The Boroko Shopping Centre hosts Port Moresby's main handicrafts market in the centre of the old square. However, many companies which once operated grocery supermarkets, furniture stores, restaurants and other social centres have moved away from Boroko in recent years, and many buildings in the old commercial centre are now empty and abandoned.
The
Papua New Guinea Accident Investigation Commission retains its head office in the AIC Building in Boroko.
Contact
" Papua New Guinea Accident Investigation Commission. Retrieved on April 23, 2013. "PNG ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION COMMISSION P.O BOX 1709 BOROKO NATIONAL CAPITAL DISTRICT AIC BUILDING PORTION 2437 – 7 Mile"
Educational and religious facilities
Boroko has many long-established schools. Primary schools in Boroko include Boroko East International School, Bavaroko Primary School, and Coronation Primary School, whose name was given it when it was established in 1953, the year of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. The large Roman Catholic church
St Joseph's International Catholic College relocated to Boroko from Port Moresby in 1957, its land on Boroko Drive also containing a large parish church, a Baptist congregations church and the Anglican St. Martin's. Port Moresby International High School
Port Moresby International School (PMIS) is a private international school in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea providing education from year 7 through 12 to both the Papua New Guinean and expatriate community. The school is one of the 20 establishm ...
was established in 1960. More recently established high schools in Boroko include Port Moresby Grammar School
A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as Ham ...
, founded in 1998, and the Turkish-run PNG Paradise High School which was founded in 2007.Salesians
, image = File:Stemma big.png
, image_size = 150px
, caption = Coat of arms
, abbreviation = SDB
, formation =
, founder = John Bosco
, founding_location = Valdocco, Turi ...
.
Clubs and sports
The sports and recreation precinct on Bisini Parade includes grounds for soccer, softball, netball, cricket, and rugby union and rugby league. The Lloyd Robson Oval
PNG Football Stadium (known as ''Lloyd Robson Oval'' until 2015) is a sporting ground in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. It hosted three games for the 1989–1992 Rugby League World Cup. It has been the home ground for the Papua New Guinea nat ...
is the National Stadium of Papua New Guinea with a capacity of 12,000, and is the home ground of the Papua New Guinea national rugby league team
The Papua New Guinea national rugby league team represents Papua New Guinea in the sport of rugby league football.
In Papua New Guinea, Rugby League is a highly popular sport and is regarded as the country's national sport. The national side ar ...
.
References
{{Authority control
Suburbs of Port Moresby