Kokopo

Kokopo  East New Britain, Papua New Guinea
Location of Kokopo in Papua New Guinea
Population: (as of 2000)	20,262 (8th)
LLG:	Kokopo-Vunamami Urban
Main languages:	English, Tok Pisin, Kuanua
Language area:	Kuanua
Elevation:	4 m (13 ft)
Coordinates:	4°21′S 152°16′E / 4.35°S 152.267°E / -4.35; 152.267Coordinates: 4°21′S 152°16′E / 4.35°S 152.267°E / -4.35; 152.267
Location:	20 km (12 mi) from Rabaul
Mean Max Temp Mean Min Temp Rainfall 31.0 °C 88 °F 23.3 °C 74 °F 2,003 mm 78.9 in

Kokopo from space

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 six fold 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 1914. Until 1910 it was the capital of the German colonial administration.

References

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