Mt Hagen

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Orange City Council has had a Sister City relationship with Mount Hagen in the Papua New Guinea Highlands since 9 April 1985.

Under funding through AusAid there has been a tight focus on assisting the 60,000 people that live in and around the township. So far, Council has worked on numerous issues in Mount Hagen including waste management, sanitation, traffic and pedestrian plans and governance. Council’s work has been recognised and supported nationally in PNG and by AusAid. This work included support for a $4 million rural market and traffic facilities near the markets that reduced pedestrian fatalities and injuries. There is regular exchange between Hagen and Orange. Mount Hagen is third largest city in Papua New Guinea. It is the capital of the Western Highlands Province and is located in the large fertile Wahgi Valley in central mainland Papua New Guinea, at an elevation of 1,677 m (5,502 ft). The Highlands Highway is the main arterial route to connect Mount Hagen with the coastal cities of Lae and Madang. The city is named after the old eroded volcano Mount Hagen, located about 24 kilometres to the northwest.