Dogura | |
Pushpin Map: | Papua New Guinea |
Coordinates: | -10.1°N 155°W |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Papua New Guinea |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Papua New Guinea |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Milne Bay Province |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Alotau District |
Subdivision Type3: | LLG |
Subdivision Name3: | Alotau Urban LLG |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Postal Code Type: | Postcode |
Timezone1: | AEST |
Utc Offset1: | +10 |
Blank Name: | Location |
Blank1 Name: | Annual rainfall |
Blank2 Name: | Climate |
Blank2 Info: | Af |
Dogura is a mission station in Milne Bay Province, in the south-east of Papua New Guinea. It is located on the northern shore of Milne Bay. The town is located within Alotau Urban LLG.
Its Cathedral of Ss Peter & Paul is the episcopal see of the Diocese of Dogura, in the Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea.[1] The cathedral was consecrated in 1939, and, at the time, was the largest building in the then Territory of Papua and Territory of New Guinea.[2] The mission station complex also includes a hospital (St Barnabas's).[3]
Dogura has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.