Hanuabada is a coastal village in

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

in the outskirts of the nation's capital,

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. It is the biggest village in the Motuan tribe and is often known by its locals as "HB." Hanuabada means "big village" (''hanua'' "village" + ''bada'' "big", the former from Proto-Oceanic *''panua'') in Motu. It is northwest of Downtown

. It has a population of over 15,000. It is a Motuan village and is part of Poreporena, which includes both Hanuabada and Elevala. The village was the site of the declaration of the Papua New Guinea

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by the

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in 1884. Hanuabada is known for producing a large proportion of the players on the

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. This was also the birthplace of the village Liklik Kricket Competition. The village is also the home of Commonwealth Champions Geua Vada Steven Kari and Dika Toua. Of Papua New Guinea's nine

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medals, eight have come from Hanuabada. In May 2015, there was a police raid in Hanuabada in which the police of Port Moresby confiscated more than 1,000 bags of

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s. The total value of these nut sacks was estimated to be over US$180,000. Hanuabada is also known for its

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community, with many fleeing to the city to escape discrimination and violence.

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visited Hanuabada and the site of the 1884 flag-raising as part of her Royal Tour to commemorate the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.

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Suburbs of Port Moresby {{NationalCapitalDistrictPNG-geo-stub