Centuries ago, the Motu-Koitabu people settled in this land earlier. The first westerner to come here was Captain John Morz, who came here in 1873. Port moresby was named in memory of the captain's father, Admiral Sir Fairfax Morz.
According to the Economist Intelligence Unit's survey of major cities in the world, port moresby is one of the most uninhabitable cities in the world (ranked 137 among the 40 cities surveyed).
Although port moresby is surrounded by the central province and is the capital of the province, port moresby, as the capital, is not under the management of the province, but has formed its own national capital region.
Mogang is administratively divided into seven districts in the outer suburbs and dozens of towns and villages. Among them, port moresby, brokaw, Chochola and other districts are commercial centers; The political and cultural center is relatively concentrated in Waigani, with the office buildings of major government ministries, Parliament Building, Supreme Court, National Museum, Archives, Art Exhibition Hall, National Library, Agricultural Bank, Postal Headquarters, Papua New Guinea University, School of Administration, City Hall, Prime Minister's Office, State Guesthouse, Waigani Sports Center aided by me and various countries' missions in Papua New Guinea beside it.