Port Moresby

"Puerto Moresby o Port Moresby (AFI [prt mrzbi]) (Pot Mosbi en tok pisin) es la capital de Papúa Nueva Guinea, y su mayor aglomeración de población contando su área metropolitana que se extiende por todo el Distrito Capital Nacional. La ciudad está situada en las costas del golfo de Papúa, en la costa sureste de la isla de Nueva Guinea. La ciudad es a su vez la capital de la provincia Central, de la que está rodeada en la región de Papúa, aunque realmente no pertenece a ésta ya que por si sola forma el Distrito Capital Nacional. El primer europeo que llegó a la zona donde se asienta Port Moresby fue el capitán británico John Moresby en 1873, año en que fue fundada, y quien le dio nombre a la ciudad en honor de su padre el almirante sir Fairfax Moresby. Esta ciudad es considerada la ciudad más peligrosa del mundo, según un informe presentado por el programa de la ONU para los Asentamientos Humanos."

"Port Moresby (/prt mrzbi/; Tok Pisin: Pot Mosbi), also referred to as Moresby and Pom Town, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea. It is located on the shores of the Gulf of Papua, on the south-eastern coast of the Papuan Peninsula of the island of New Guinea. The city emerged as a trade centre in the second half of the 19th century. During World War II it was a prime objective for conquest by the Imperial Japanese forces during 194243 as a staging point and air base to cut off Australia from Southeast Asia and the Americas. In 2000 it had a population of 254,158. As of 2011 it had a population of 364,145, giving it an annual growth rate of 2.1% over a nine-year period. The place where the city was founded has been inhabited by the Motu-Koitabu people for centuries. The first European to see it was Captain John Moresby in 1873. It was named in honour of his father, Admiral Sir Fairfax Moresby. Although Port Moresby is surrounded by Central Province, of which it is also the capital, it is not part of that province, but forms the National Capital District."