Lae

Lae
City
View of Lae City from the top of the Telikom Building (2014)
View of Lae City from the top of the Telikom Building (2014)
Lae is located in Papua New Guinea
Lae
Lae
Location within Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: 06°43′49″S 147°00′03″E / 6.73028°S 147.00083°E / -6.73028; 147.00083
Country Papua New Guinea
ProvinceMorobe
DistrictLae
LLGLae Urban LLG
Elevation
8 m (26 ft)
Population
 (2023)
 • City104,000
 • Rank2nd
 • Urban
173,000
Time zoneUTC+10 (PGT)
ClimateAf

Lae (/ˈlɑː, ˈli/[1])(German: Preußen-Reede,[2] later Lehe) is the capital of Morobe Province and is the second-largest city in Papua New Guinea. It is located near the delta of the Markham River on the northern coast of Huon Gulf. It is at the start of the Highlands Highway, which is the main land transport corridor between the Highlands Region and the coast. Lae is the largest cargo port of the country and is the industrial hub of Papua New Guinea. The city is known as the Garden City and home of the Papua New Guinea University of Technology.[3]

  1. ^ "Lae". Dictionary.com Unabridged (Online). n.d. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  2. ^ https://www.dcstamps.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/PAC-German-New-Guinea-Map.png [bare URL image file]
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Morobe Province was invoked but never defined (see the help page).