Madang Province

Madang Province
Madang Provins (Tok Pisin)
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Madang Province in Papua New Guinea
Madang Province in Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: 5°10′S 145°20′E / 5.167°S 145.333°E / -5.167; 145.333
CountryPapua New Guinea
CapitalMadang
Districts
Government
 • GovernorPeter Yama 2017-
Area
 • Total
28,886 km2 (11,153 sq mi)
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total
493,906
 • Density17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+10 (AEST)
HDI (2018)0.545[1]
low · 13th of 22

Madang is a province of Papua New Guinea. The province is on the northern coast of mainland Papua New Guinea and has many of the country's highest peaks, active volcanoes and its biggest mix of languages. The capital is the town of Madang.

  1. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Archived from the original on 2018-09-23. Retrieved 2020-04-18.