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Ela Beach, formerly known as Era Kone, meaning 'Turtle Beach' in the Motuan dialect of the Papuan region of
Ela Beach, formerly known as Era Kone, meaning 'Turtle Beach' in the Motuan dialect of the Papuan region of Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an island country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean n ...
, is Port Moresby
(; Tok Pisin: ''Pot Mosbi''), also referred to as Pom City or simply Moresby, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea. It is one of the largest cities in the southwestern Pacific (along with Jayapura) outside of Australia and New ...
's primary public beach.
With white sand stretching approximately 1 km long.
Located along the Ela Beach front are various recreational facilities such as basketball courts, beach volleyball courts, a boardwalk, a three-star hotel, two kiosks and an amphitheater.
Ela Beach is also the host venue for the annual Hiri-Moale Festival.
History
Local Motu-Koita people held an annual Hiri Moale Cultural Festival to celebrate the ancient Hiri trade voyages that used to be launched from Era Kone. A native hospital close to Ela Beach was closed in 1957 or 1958. Stuart Hawthorne 'Port Moresby Taim bipo' Boolarong Press 2011 pg 135References
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