Sangara is a settlement in south-eastern Papua New Guinea. It is located to the east of Kokoda.
Sangara | |
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![]() ![]() Sangara Location within Papua New Guinea | |
Coordinates: 8°49′23″S 148°6′7″E | |
Country | Papua New Guinea |
Province | Oro (Northern) |
District | Sohe District |
LLG | Higatura Rural LLG |
Time zone | UTC+10 (AEST) |
Climate | Af |
During the Second World War the area saw fighting between the Japanese forces and the allies (primarily Australians). Missionaries were once active in the area and a mission station was established in Sangara.[1][2] In 1948, Martyrs Memorial School for boys was established in Sangara, named in honour of 11 Anglican missionaries.[3]
The Sangara also constitute a tribe in the area. They are known for setting up markets along the road to Buna Bay to Yodda Goldfield and trading taro with tobacco and glass bottles.[4]
Sangara is a notable area of coffee production, lying in the foothills.[5] 18 commercial coffee plantations were established in 1926, paving the way for commercial production from 1928.[6] Louis Austen, a retired sea-captain, once managed a government coffee plantation near Sangara.[1] Historically there were also major rubber plantations in the area; the rubber was transported to the port at Buna Bay and then shipped overseas.[7][8] Sangara was also an important location for the sugar industry in the country. In 1928 a group of Cairns-based investors founded the Sangara Sugar Estates, Ltd., and proposed the payment of capital worth £500,000 to promote sugar production in Papua New Guinea.[9] The company was reported to have applied for some 8100 hectares of land.[6] The sugar industry in Sangara though was reportedly not as successful as the rubber industry and some of the plantations were later converted to produce rubber.[10]
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