Provinces of Papua New Guinea

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Central Province is a province in Papua New Guinea located on the southern coast of that country. It has a population of 183,983 ( 2000 census) people and is 29,500 km square in size. The provincial capital of Central Province in Port Moresby, which is also the national capital and is technically located in the National Capital District rather than Central Province itself. ...more on Wikipedia about "Central Province, Papua New Guinea"

East New Britain is a province of Papua New Guinea. The capital of the Province is Rabaul. East New Britain covers a total land area of 15,816 km^{2^{, the province has an estimated population of 220,133 ( 2000 census). ...more on Wikipedia about "East New Britain"}}

East Sepik( Tok Pisin: Is Sepik) is a province in Papua New Guinea. Its capital is Wewak. East Sepik has an estimated population of 343,180 people ( 2000 census) and is roughly 42,800 km square in size. ...more on Wikipedia about "East Sepik"

Eastern Highlands is a highlands province of Papua New Guinea. The provincial capital is Goroka. The province covers an area of 11,200 km^{2^{, and has a population of 432,972 ( 2000 census). ...more on Wikipedia about "Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea"}}

Enga refers to both an ethnic group located in the highlands of Papua New Guinea and the province in which they are the majority ethnic group. ...more on Wikipedia about "Enga Province"

Gulf Province is a province of Papua New Guinea located on the southern coast. The provincial capital is Kerema. The 34,500 km^{2^{province is dominated by mountains, lowland river deltas, and grassland flood plains, the Kikiori, Turama, Purari and Vaiala rivers all meet the sea in the Gulf Province. The province has the second-smallest population of all the provinces of Papua New Guinea with 106,898 inhabitants ( 2000 census). ...more on Wikipedia about "Gulf Province"}}

Madang has many of Papua New Guinea's highest peaks, it's most active volcanos, and it's biggest mix of languages (175). The province is the country's third leading producer of cocoa and copra and second producer of cattle. Ramu sugar and Jant/Gogol woodchip mill are amongst PNG's biggest employers. Most areas are still far from transport and undeveloped. ...more on Wikipedia about "Madang Province"

Manus Province is the smallest province in Papua New Guinea with a land area of 2100km², but with more than 220,000km² of water. The capital of the province is Lorengau and the total population is 43,387 ( 2000 census). ...more on Wikipedia about "Manus Province"

Milne Bay is a province of Papua New Guinea. Its capital is Alotau. The province covers 16,202 km^{2^{of land and 252,990 km^{2^{of sea, within the province there are more than 600 islands, about 160 of these are inhabited. The province has about 210,000 inhabitants, speaking about 48 dialects. The World War II Battle of Milne Bay took place in the province. Milne Bay is also home to the Kula ring. ...more on Wikipedia about "Milne Bay Province"}}}}

Morobe Province is a province on the northern coast of Papua New Guinea. The provincial capital is Lae. The province covers 34,500 km^{2^{, with a population of 539,725 ( 2000 census). The province has 9 administrative districts and 171 languages are spoken. ...more on Wikipedia about "Morobe"}}

The National Capital District of Papua New Guinea is the incorporated area around Port Moresby, which is the capital of Papua New Guinea. It covers an area of 240 km² and has a population of 254,158 ( 2000 census). Although it is surrounded by Central Province it is technically not a part of that province. ...more on Wikipedia about "National Capital District, Papua New Guinea"

New Ireland is an island in the Pacific, and the most northeastern province of Papua New Guinea. ...more on Wikipedia about "New Ireland"

Oro Province, formerly (and officially still) Northern Province, is a coastal province of Papua New Guinea. The provincial capital is Popondetta. The province covers 22,800 km^{2^{, and has 133,065 inhabitants ( 2000 census). The northern end of the Kokoda Trail terminates at the village of Kokoda in the province and the active volcano Mount Lamington. ...more on Wikipedia about "Oro Province"}}

Immediately before independence (16 September 1975) Papua New Guinea was divided into nineteen provinces and the National Capital District, corresponding to the "Districts" of the pre-Independence administration of the Territory of Papua and New Guinea. It had been considered that an independent state with limited resources could ill afford the infrastructure of a two-level quasi-federal governmental structure. However, a secession movement in Bougainville, whose Bougainville Copper Mine provided the largest single source of foreign exchange and whose contribution to the general revenue was crucial to the independent state's economic viability, forced the issue. The Bougainville secession movement declared the Republic of North Solomons on 1 September 1975 and the central government very quickly responded by offering provincial status to Bougainville and, for the sake of consistency -- there were or had been regional separatist movements in Papua and East New Britain -- to the other 18 Districts as well. The provinces had elected provincial assemblies and cabinets led by premiers; however, the State remained legislative, not federal. Unlike Canada, Australia and the United States, whose federal governments are creatures of the provinces or states, but as with the provinces and states of Pakistan and India, the provinces are creatures of the central government and can be suspended by it or have their boundaries changed. Indeed there have been suspensions of several provincial governments to address corruption or incompetence by elected provincial governments. Changes in the boundaries of those provinces which are adjacent to the former boundary between the Territories of Papua and New Guinea can cause special complications in the administration of statutes which apply in Papua or New Guinea but not both. ...more on Wikipedia about "Provinces of Papua New Guinea"

Sandaun Province, formerly known as West Sepik, is the north-westernmost province of Papua New Guinea. It covers an area of 36,300 km² and has a population of 185,741 ( 2000 census). The capital is Vanimo. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sandaun"

Simbu, formerly known as Chimbu, is a highland province in Papua New Guinea. The province has an area of 6,100 km^{2^{and a population of 259,703 ( 2000 census). The capital of the province is Kundiawa. Mount Wilhelm, the tallest mountain in Papua New Guinea, is on the border of Simbu. ...more on Wikipedia about "Simbu Province"}}

Southern Highlands is a province in Papua New Guinea. Its provincial capital is the town of Mendi. According to Papua New Guinea's national 2000 census, the total population of Southern Highlands is 546,265 spread across 23,800 square kilometers, which makes it the most highly populated province in the country. ...more on Wikipedia about "Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea"

West New Britain is a province of Papua New Guinea on the islands of New Britain. The provincial capital is Kimbe. The area of the province in 21,000 km^{2^{, and there are 184,508 inhabitants ( 2000 census). West New Britain produces palm oil for export. There are seven major tribes, the Nakanai, Bakovi, Kove, Unea, Maleu, Kaulong and Arowe, speaking a total of about 25 languages. ...more on Wikipedia about "West New Britain"}}

Western Highlands is a province of Papua New Guinea. The provincial capital is Mount Hagen. The province covers an area of 8,500 km^{2^{, and there are 440,025 inhabitants ( 2000 census), making the Western Highlands on of the most densely populated provinces. Tea and coffee are grown in the Western Highlands. Mount Wilhelm, the tallest mountain in Papua New Guinea, is on the border of the Western Highlands. ...more on Wikipedia about "Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea"}}

Western Province is a coastal province in southwestern Papua New Guinea, bordering the Indonesian province of Papua. The provincial capital is Daru, on the islands of Daru. Western Province covers 99,300 km^{2^{and is the largest province in Papua New Guinea by area. There are 153,304 inhabitants ( 2000 census). There are several large rivers that run through the province including the Fly River and its tributaries including the Strickland and Ok Tedi rivers, the larget lake in Papua New Guinea Lake Murray is also in Western Province. ...more on Wikipedia about "Western Province, Papua New Guinea"}}

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