Waigani

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Waigani
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Waigani
Location within Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: 9°25′10″S147°11′02″E / 9.41944°S 147.18389°E / -9.41944; 147.18389
Country Papua New Guinea
Province NCD
City Port Moresby
Time zone UTC+10 (AEST)
Postcode
131
Front side of the parliament building Port Moresby parliament building front, by Steve Shattuck.jpg
Front side of the parliament building

Waigani is a suburb of Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea. It includes the Parliament Building of Papua New Guinea, [1] the National and Supreme Court, the University of Papua New Guinea, [2] Morauta House, the PNG National Museum, the National Library, British, Australian, and New Zealand High Commissions and Japanese Embassy.[ citation needed ]

At the beginning of Papua New Guinea's self-government in 1973 and its independence in 1975 activities, including the original legislative building and the predecessor of the amateur state theatre and national and supreme court, were in downtown Port Moresby, but new buildings were gradually established in Waigani to replace them, as has been the sport field where the Independence Day celebrations were held.[ citation needed ]

Tourism

Port Moresby parliament building side Port Moresby parliament building side, by Steve Shattuck.jpg
Port Moresby parliament building side
National Library and Archives, Waigani National Archives Waigani NCD.jpg
National Library and Archives, Waigani
Pineapple Building being restored in 2013 after many years of being abandoned Pineapple Building.jpg
Pineapple Building being restored in 2013 after many years of being abandoned

References

  1. "Human Resource Division - National Parliament of Papua New Guinea". www.parliament.gov.pg. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
  2. "University of Papua New Guinea". www.upng.ac.pg. Retrieved 2020-02-20.