Central Province
Sentral Provins (Tok Pisin) | |
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&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Central_in_Papua_New_Guinea.svg) Central Province in Papua New Guinea | |
| Coordinates: 9°30′S 147°40′E / 9.500°S 147.667°E | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea |
| Capital | Port Moresby |
| Districts | |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Rufina Peter |
| Area | |
| • Total | 29,998 km2 (11,582 sq mi) |
| Population (2011 census) | |
| • Total | 269,756 |
| • Density | 9.0/km2 (23/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+10 (AEST) |
| HDI (2018) | 0.556[1] medium · 10th of 22 |
Central Province is a province in Papua New Guinea located on the southern coast of the country. It has a population of 237,016 (2010 census) people and is 29,998 square kilometres (11,582 sq mi) in size. The seat of government of Central Province, which is located within the National Capital District outside the province, is the Port Moresby suburb of Konedobu. On 9 October 2007, the Central Province government announced plans to build a new provincial capital city at Bautama, which lies within Central Province near Port Moresby,[2] although there has been little progress in constructing it.[3]
Whereas Tok Pisin is the main lingua franca in all Papua New Guinean towns, in part of the southern mainland coastal area centred on Central Province, Hiri Motu is a stronger lingua franca (but not in Port Moresby).
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
- ^ "K300m Central capital to emerge at Bautama". The National. 9 October 2007.
- ^ Pascoe, Noel (20 August 2010). "Donor agencies to fund hospital". PNG Post-Courier. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2011.