Boroko
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Boroko | |
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  Boroko Location within Papua New Guinea | |
| Coordinates: 9°28′10″S 147°11′59″E / 9.46944°S 147.19972°E | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea |
| Province | NCD |
| City | Port Moresby |
| Time zone | UTC+10 (AEST) |
| Postcode | 111 |
Boroko is a suburb of Port Moresby, the capital city of Papua New Guinea. 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.
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.[1]
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