Papua New Guinea | World Heritage Explorer

Papua New Guinea has been a State Party to the World Heritage Convention since 1997. It is home to one World Heritage Site. All currently inscribed properties are listed under the Cultural category.

Papua New Guinea as a State Party to the World Heritage Convention

State Party since: July 28, 1997

Status: Acceptance

Mandates to the World Heritage Committee: None

Total of Mandate Years: 0

Total of Mandates: 0

WHC Electoral Group: IV (Asia/Pacific)

World Heritage Sites in Papua New Guinea (1)

Cultural: 1 | Natural: 0 | Mixed: 0

Kuk Early Agricultural Site · Cultural

Map of World Heritage Sites

This interactive map shows the location of all UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Papua New Guinea.

Tentative World Heritage Sites (7)

Kikori River Basin / Great Papuan Plateau · submitted: June 6, 2006
Kokoda Track and Owen Stanley Ranges · submitted: June 6, 2006
Trans-Fly Complex · submitted: June 6, 2006
Milne Bay Seascape (Pacific Jewels of Marine Biodiversity) · submitted: June 6, 2006
The Sublime Karsts of Papua New Guinea · submitted: June 6, 2006
Upper Sepik River Basin · submitted: June 6, 2006
Huon Terraces - Stairway to the Past · submitted: June 6, 2006

Source: UNESCO Tentative Lists

Country Profile Papua New Guinea

Official Name: Independent State of Papua New Guinea

Continent: Oceania

Subregion: Melanesia

UNESCO Region: Asia and the Pacific

Capital: Port Moresby

Population (2024): 10,576,502

Land Area: 452,860 km²

Currency: Papua New Guinean kina (PGK)

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UNESCO World Heritage Convention: State Party Papua New Guinea

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