| no. | nom | recensement 1990 | recensement 2000 | calculation 2012 | croissance annuelle | latitude | longitude | division supérieure | d'autres noms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aitape | 3 700 | 6 792 | 3.12°S | 142.35°E | East Sepik | |||
| 2 | Alotau | 6 486 | 10 025 | 15 437 | 3.66 | 10.30°S | 150.45°E | Milne Bay | Gehua, Gurney |
| 3 | Ambunti | 1 200 | 2 203 | 4.22°S | 142.83°E | East Sepik | |||
| 4 | Angoram | 1 400 | 2 570 | 4.06°S | 144.07°E | East Sepik | |||
| 5 | Arawa | 38 100 | 6.23°S | 155.56°E | North Solomons | Buka | |||
| 6 | Balimo | 3 140 | 4 274 | 8.01°S | 142.91°E | Fly River | |||
| 7 | Buin | 900 | 763 | 6.82°S | 155.73°E | North Solomons | |||
| 8 | Buka | 6 443 | 8 900 | ||||||
| 9 | Bulolo | 7 421 | 12 912 | 22 887 | 4.89 | 7.19°S | 146.65°E | Morobe | |
| 10 | Daru | 8 490 | 12 879 | 19 454 | 3.50 | 9.07°S | 143.21°E | Fly River | |
| 11 | Finschhafen | 700 | 1 218 | 6.59°S | 147.85°E | Madang | |||
| 12 | Goroka | 17 855 | 18 618 | 21 184 | 1.08 | 6.09°S | 145.38°E | Eastern Highlands | |
| 13 | Ialibu | 5 478 | 9 861 | 6.28°S | 143.98°E | Southern Highlands | |||
| 14 | Kainantu | 3 800 | 6 723 | 12 145 | 5.05 | 6.27°S | 145.87°E | Eastern Highlands | |
| 15 | Kandrian | 600 | 1 233 | 6.21°S | 149.55°E | West New Britain | |||
| 16 | Kavieng | 6 776 | 11 560 | 19 849 | 4.61 | 2.58°S | 150.79°E | New Ireland | Kaewieng |
| 17 | Kerema | 3 952 | 5 116 | 6 454 | 1.95 | 7.96°S | 145.77°E | Gulf | |
| 18 | Kimbe | 8 383 | 14 656 | 26 039 | 4.91 | 5.55°S | 150.14°E | West New Britain | |
| 19 | Kiunga | 4 000 | 8 265 | 17 674 | 6.54 | 6.12°S | 141.30°E | Fly River | |
| 20 | Kokoda | 4 000 | 7 299 | 8.87°S | 147.74°E | Oro | |||
| 21 | Kokopo | 3 200 | 20 262 | 37 573 | 5.28 | 4.34°S | 152.27°E | East New Britain | Kokopo-Vunamami |
| 22 | Kundiawa | 5 791 | 8 147 | 11 295 | 2.76 | 6.02°S | 144.96°E | Simbu | |
| 23 | Lae | 80 655 | 78 038 | 100 677 | 2.15 | 6.72°S | 146.99°E | Morobe | Laé, Lahe |
| 24 | Laiagam | 700 | 978 | 5.27°S | 143.77°E | Enga | |||
| 25 | Lorengau | 5 804 | 5 829 | 6 092 | 0.37 | 2.03°S | 147.28°E | Manus | Lo'ongow, Lorungau |
| 26 | Madang | 27 057 | 27 394 | 29 216 | 0.54 | 5.23°S | 145.79°E | Madang | Mandánja |
| 27 | Mendi | 6 192 | 17 119 | 51 391 | 9.59 | 6.14°S | 143.65°E | Southern Highlands | |
| 28 | Morehead | 2 666 | 8.55°S | 141.65°E | Fly River | ||||
| 29 | Mount Hagen | 17 392 | 27 782 | 44 644 | 4.03 | 5.86°S | 144.22°E | Western Highlands | Akéna |
| 30 | Namatanai | 900 | 1 600 | 3.66°S | 152.44°E | New Ireland | |||
| 31 | Panguna | 3 500 | 2 966 | 6.24°S | 155.50°E | North Solomons | |||
| 32 | Popondetta | 7 627 | 19 556 | 46 375 | 7.46 | 8.77°S | 148.24°E | Oro | |
| 33 | Porgera | 1 200 | 1 677 | 5.46°S | 143.20°E | Enga | |||
| 34 | Port Moresby | 193 242 | 252 469 | 317 374 | 1.92 | 9.48°S | 147.18°E | National Capital District | Konedobu, Mosbi, Granville |
| 35 | Rabaul | 17 022 | 8 885 | 7 901 | -0.97 | 4.20°S | 152.16°E | East New Britain | |
| 36 | Tari | 8 186 | 14 736 | 5.84°S | 142.93°E | Southern Highlands | |||
| 37 | Vanimo | 7 908 | 9 809 | 11 736 | 1.51 | 2.69°S | 141.30°E | Sandaun | |
| 38 | Wabag | 4 300 | 4 072 | 3 542 | -1.16 | 5.49°S | 143.71°E | Enga | |
| 39 | Wau | 4 300 | 9 190 | 7.32°S | 146.72°E | Morobe | |||
| 40 | Wewak | 23 224 | 19 724 | 22 295 | 1.03 | 3.56°S | 143.62°E | East Sepik |
