This website is about the
capital city of Papua New
Guinea, Port Moresby and
the authority that
administersthe city, the
National Capital District
commission..
People settling in Port Moresby in the early days
were rarely able to grow enough food because of
low rainfall and poor soil. Consequently they relied
heavily on trade activities..
The population of the nation's commercial centre,
NCD has grown from about 4,000 in 1946, to
123,624 in 1980, 195,570 in 1990 and to 254,158
in 2000. NCD population in 2000 constitutes....
The National Capital District comprises a rocky
coastal strip and an inland plain divided by a
steep ridge, which falls steeply to the sea.
