Morobe is a small coastal village located inMorobe Bay, in the south ofMorobe Province,Papua New Guinea.
An administrative post for the protectorate ofGerman New Guinea, it was occupied byAustralian troops of theAustralian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force in 1914 duringWorld War I.
DuringWorld War II, Morobe was occupied by theImperial Japanese in 1942. On 3 April 1943 theUnited States Army liberated Morobe. The village and surrounding area became a staging point forAmerican andAustralian troops during theNew Guinea campaign.
Nearby Yanina village made headlines around the world after Thomas Eri, a sex cult leader who promised bumper banana crops for those who had sex in public in front of him, escaped from police with seven of his naked followers.[1][2]
Morobe town is serviced by Morobe Airport.
7°45′27″S147°35′39″E / 7.75750°S 147.59417°E /-7.75750; 147.59417
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