[1] Kokopo was known as Herbertshöhe (Herbert's Heights), named in honour of Herbert, eldest son of German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck, during the German New Guinea administration, which controlled the area between 1884 and formally until 1919.

In 2015, a research and conservation project was suggested to study and protect spinner dolphins[2] living around Kokopo beach, as this population may be threatened if construction of a new port for larger shipping lanes is initiated.

[3] The remains of the former capital Rabaul are located some 20 km (12 mi) to the north-west of Kokopo, when using the Kokopo-Rabaul Highway.

Kokopo has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af) with heavy rainfall and hot temperatures year-round.

[5] The Hunters' home ground is Kalabond Oval in Kokopo and their team colours are red, black and gold.