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- Where is Kamanabe?
- What is the life expectancy in the Eastern Highlands? EHP
- Where is Onil Island?
- Where is Imwauna?
- Where is Namatanai?
- Where is Nonkondi?
- What is the largest city in Morobe province?
- What is the capital of Melpa province?
- Where is the Melpa Province?
- I am thinking of visiting Goroka. What are some of the attractions around Goroka?
- How many people live in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea?
- What is the population of Vanimo?
- What province is Salamaua in?
- Where are the Inyai-Ewa people?
- Where is Sero Cove?
- Why was the year 2012 chosen to create the Hela and Jiwaka provinces?
- Where are the new provinces coming from?
- What are the names of the two new provinces?
- Where did the name "Jiwaka" come from?
- Where did the name "Manus" come from?
- What are the local level govts for Obura-Wonenara area of Eastern Highlands province ?
- What are the provinces of PNG?
- What is the capital city of PNG?
- What is the National Capital District's (NCDC's) Legal Status?
- What was the population of Port Moresby just before the war?
- How many local level governments are there in PNG?
- Where can I find images or information about each of the PNG provincial flags? For instance what does each provincial flag look like?
- What are the provincal capitals of PNG??
- What provinces share a border with the Western Highlands province?
- Where can I find information about the flags used in PNG?
- How many districts are there in Central Province?
- Where is Kwikila?
- Is Bougainville really part of PNG?.. or they were just swoped in?.. Please tell us the truth.
- need to know how to speak duke of york.
- Where is Karimui?
- Where is Karamui?
- What province is called the heart of the highlands of PNG?
- Where is East New Britain?
- What is the population of East New Britain?
- How far is Tokua Airport from Rabaul?
- Where can I find out information about East New Britain?
- What is the length of the Japanese war tunnels in East New Britain (Rabaul)?
- What is the capital of East Sepik Province?
- Where is Goroka located?
- Where is the Bird of Paradise Hotel?
- Where is Kamanabe?
It is the Eastern Highlands province -- EHP. Kamanabe village has a population of just 4,000
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- What is the life expectancy in the Eastern Highlands? EHP
According to a National Research Institute report, life expectancy in the Eastern Highlands is about 55 years, compared to the national average of 62 years recorded by the UNDP, while male literacy is 51 percent and female literacy 36.5 percent, in contrast to the national average for both sexes of 60 percent.
-- http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=107338
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- Where is Onil Island?
I have heard of Onil Island as being in the Nondugl area of Jiwaka Province only because the Waghi Guesthouse is located there. The guesthouse is located on top of a mountain range so I am unsure where the island part comes into the equation.http://www.postcourier.com.pg/20110817/wehome.htm
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- Where is Imwauna?
Imwauna is on Normanby Island in Milne Bay province.
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- Where is Namatanai?
Namatanai is the second-largest town on the island of New Ireland. it is 264 km to the north-west of the provincial capital - Kavieng via the Boluminski Highway
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- Where is Nonkondi?
In simplistic terms - the Eastern Highlands. -- Nokondi is a one legged, half-human, half-spirit who used to live in Goroka. Nokondi appears on the provincial flag. -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Eastern_Highlands.svg
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- What is the largest city in Morobe province?
Lae is the largest town in Morobe province it was previously named Adolfhafen in German New Guinea.
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- What is the capital of Melpa province?
Mount Hagen
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- Where is the Melpa Province?
Melpa is also known as the Western Highlands province.
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- I am thinking of visiting Goroka. What are some of the attractions around Goroka?
Some of the attractions are -
Mt Gahavisuka Provincial Park
Crater Mountain Wildlife Management Area (CMWMA)
Eastern Highlands Cultural Centre (Kainantu Pottery)
Asaro Mudmen
Kassam and Daulo Pass
JK McCarthy Museum
Craft Market (Goroka Town)
Akemeku Village (mountain village & forest walk)
Mt Kiss Lookout
Raun Raun Theatre (National Performing Arts Troupe)
Orchid Gardens
Yonki Hydro-Station
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- How many people live in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea?
A little over 250,000 -- http://www.trueknowledge.com/q/how_many_people_live_in_port_moresby%2C_papua_new_guinea
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- What is the population of Vanimo?
Under 10,000 -- http://www.trueknowledge.com/q/what_is_the_population_of_vanimo
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- What province is Salamaua in?
Salamaua (German: Samoahafen) is in Morobe province. In the 1920s prospective gold miners used Salamaua as a staging post to explore for gold in the inland areas. Gold was discovered at Wau and miners came from all over and made for the goldfields via the rough Black Cat Track.
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- Where are the Inyai-Ewa people?
The Inyai-Ewa people live in the Karawari region (Sepik)
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- Where is Sero Cove?
Sero Cove is one of many spots, some still undiscovered on the southern coastline along the coast of Milne Bay.
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- Why was the year 2012 chosen to create the Hela and Jiwaka provinces?
Very simply that is when the next PNG elections are due to be held. The amendment will be gazetted in the National Gazette before the issue of writs for 2012 elections. In the meantime interim authorities will be established. These authorities will be responsible for preparations for the new provinces and attainment of full provincial government status.
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- Where are the new provinces coming from?
The new Hela province will comprise Tari-Pori, Komo-Margarima and Koroba-Lake Kopiago electorates, while the Jiwaka province will comprise Jimi, North Waghi and South Waghi area of the Anglimp-South Waghi electorate.
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- What are the names of the two new provinces?
In July 2009 Parliament passed legislation 87-1 to create two new provinces by 2012, they are Hela and Jiwaka.
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- Where did the name "Jiwaka" come from?
"Jiwaka" is a combination of the first two letters of Jimi, Waghi and Kambia districts.
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- Where did the name "Manus" come from?
The http://manusisland.com web site says "To the best of my knowledge from my previous understandings and refering to anthropological books, the name Manus is a traditional name for a group of fishing people who inhabilt coastal areas of Manus Island."
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- What are the local level govts for Obura-Wonenara area of Eastern Highlands province ?
Obura-Wonenara covers three local level governments (LLG): Tairora-Gadsup, Yelia and Lamari. Of the three LLGs Yelia and Lamari can only be reached by air. One has a road but it is in very poor condition.
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- What are the provinces of PNG?
- Proposed 2009 - Jiwaka
- Proposed 2009 - Hela
- Central
- Chimbu (Simbu)
- East New Britain
- East Sepik
- Eastern Highlands
- Enga
- Gulf
- Madang
- Manus
- Milne Bay
- Morobe
- National Capital
- New Ireland
- North Solomons (Special Autonomous Region)
- Northern (Oro)
- Southern Highlands
- West New Britain
- West Sepik (Sandaun)
- Western
- Melpa -- Western Highlands
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- What is the capital city of PNG?
It is Port Moresby.
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- What is the National Capital District's (NCDC's) Legal Status?
The National Capital District Commission (NCDC) operates under a law known as the National Capital District Commission Act. This law basically allows the establishment of a governing body for the purpose of providing municipal services and other essentials. The NCDC Act specifies all activities the Commission is responsible for and the avenues it can use to generate revenue.
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- What was the population of Port Moresby just before the war?
Sorry I have not been able to find an answer to that question. The following info may help you. It is from the NCDC website
http://www.ncdc.gov.pg/home.html
The population of the nation's commercial centre, NCD has grown from about
4,000 in 1946,
to 123,624 in 1980,
195,570 in 1990 and to
254,158 in 2000.
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- How many local level governments are there in PNG?
According to the National Economic and Fiscal Commission web site -- http://www.nefc.gov.pg/ -- as at the 12th of October 2005 PNG has 19 Provincial and 312 Local-Level Governments.
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- Where can I find images or information about each of the PNG provincial flags? For instance what does each provincial flag look like?
Try http://www.1uptravel.com/flag/flags/pg-.html and also the PNG Electoral Commission has images of flags as well -- http://www.pngec.gov.pg
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- What are the provincal capitals of PNG??
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- Daru - Western
- Kerema - Gulf
- Central - ??? Central City
- Port Moresby - National Capital
- Alotau - Milne Bay
- Popondetta - Northern (Oro)
- Lae - Morobe
- Madang - Madang
- Wewak - East Sepik
- Vanimo - West Sepik (Sandaun)
- Lorengau - Manus
- Kavieng - New Ireland
- Kokopo - East New Britain
- Kimbe - West New Britain
- Buka - North Solomons (Special Autonomous Region)
- Goroka - Eastern Highlands
- Mount Hagen - Melpa (Western Highlands)
- Mendi - Southern Highlands
- Kundiawa -Chimbu (Simbu)
- Wabag - Enga
- Hela -
- Jiwaka -
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- What provinces share a border with the Western Highlands province?
Madang, Southern Highlands, Enga and Chimbu provinces.
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- Where can I find information about the flags used in PNG?
Thanks to the Flags Of The World Web Site you can find out about all of the PNG flags ---
Papua
[ historical flags (papua new guinea) | papua and new guinea 1965-1970 (australia) | papua and new guinea 1970-1971 (australia) | papua new guinea | territory of papua 1906-1949 (australia) |
Papua and New Guinea
[ papua and new guinea 1965-1970 (australia) | papua and new guinea 1970-1971 (australia) | territory of papua and new guinea 1949-1965 (australia) ]
Papua New Guinea (FLAGS)
[ central province (papua new guinea) | clickable map of papua new guinea | east new britain province (papua new guinea) | east sepik province (papua new guinea) | eastern highlands province (papua new guinea) | enga province (papua new guinea) | flags made in competitions | gulf province (papua new guinea) | historical flags (papua new guinea) | madang province (papua new guinea) | manus province (papua new guinea) | milne bay province (papua new guinea) | morobe province (papua new guinea) | new ireland province (papua new guinea) | north solomons province (papua new guinea) | oro province (papua new guinea) | papua and new guinea 1965-1970 (australia) | papua and new guinea 1970-1971 (australia) | papua new guinea | port moresby (papua new guinea) | provincial flags (papua new guinea) | sandaun province (papua new guinea) | simbu province (papua new guinea) | southern highlands province (papua new guinea) | west new britain province (papua new guinea) | western highlands province (papua new guinea) | western province (papua new guinea) ]
New Guinea
[ historical flags (papua new guinea) | papua and new guinea 1965-1970 (australia) | papua and new guinea 1970-1971 (australia) | papua new guinea ]
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- How many districts are there in Central Province?
There are five districts -
Kairuku,
Rigo,
Goilala,
Hiri and
Abau.
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- Where is Kwikila?
Kwikila is located in Central province along the Magi highway. The Magi highway heads south east along the coast of PNG
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- Is Bougainville really part of PNG?.. or they were just swoped in?.. Please tell us the truth.
Your question is like asking is Hawaii part of USA. Of course Hawaii is part of USA therefore Bougainville is part of PNG.
If you start looking at differences in PNG then you could say in a simplistic fashion that because PNG has 800+ languages - PNG is really 800+ countries.
When you say "swapped in" what do you mean?
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- need to know how to speak duke of york.
Can anyone help?
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- Where is Karimui?
It is in a remote part of Chimbu Province. It is the home of long distance specialist Sapoiai Yao.
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- Where is Karamui?
It is in a remote part of Chimbu province
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- What province is called the heart of the highlands of PNG?
Simbu Province (Chimbu), bordered by Madang to the north and the Gulf country to the south. It is the smallest but most densely populated of all the provinces. The terrain is extremely rugged, with many of the valleys inaccessible. Some of the highest mountains in Papua New Guinea are in Simbu Province including Mt Wilhelm, at approx 4,500 metres, the highest peak in Papua New Guinea.
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- Where is East New Britain?
East New Britain lies between 4 and 6 degrees South of the Equator and was one of the first areas in PNG to be visited by early explorers and navigators. It covers a total land area of 15,816 sq kms with a tropical rainforest vegetation most parts are covered with rugged mountain ranges.
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- What is the population of East New Britain?
The estimated population of the province is 210,000 of whom the majority are Tolais. People who live in East New Britain are of Melanesian descent, speaking Austronesian languages of which there are sixteen. "Kuana" which the Tolais speak is the main language of the Gazelle Peninsula.
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- How far is Tokua Airport from Rabaul?
Tokua airport is about an hour from Rabaul which is along a narrow road winding its way around the glittering waters of the Gazelle Peninsula. The provincial capital is now at Kokopo and not Rabaul.
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- Where can I find out information about East New Britain?
Try the East New Britain Chamber of Commerce and East New Britain Tourism Bureau. They used to have a web site at -- http//www.eastnewbritain.com -- but that is now inactive (Nov 2008)
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- What is the length of the Japanese war tunnels in East New Britain (Rabaul)?
It has been said that there are over 600 kilometres of tunnels in the Gazelle Peninsula.
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- What is the capital of East Sepik Province?
Wewak, with its palm fringed beaches is the Capital of East Sepik. Not far from Wewak is Cape Wom, the site of the Japanese surrender where Lieutenant General Adachi signed the surrender documents and handed his sword to Major General Robertson on 13th September 1945. A war memorial marks the site and the wartime airstrip is still in place. Another memorial in town has been erected at the site of the Japanese war graves and nearby is the Japanese/PNG Peace Park.
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- Where is Goroka located?
Goroka is located in the Highlands of PNG and it is a major commercial centre of 25,000 people. At an altitude of 1600 metres (5,200 feet) it has a climate of perpetual spring.
Eleven kms out of town by four wheel drive is the Mt Gahavisuka Provincial Park. This is an area of around 80 hectares set in beautiful mountain scenery. The Park includes a botanical sanctuary, where exotic plants from all over Papua New Guinea have been added to the local natural orchids and rhododendrons. There are clearly marked walking tracks and a lookout at 2540 metres with panoramic views.
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- Where is the Bird of Paradise Hotel?
The Bird is located in the heart of Goroka. (Eastern Highlands). It has two restaurants, a few bars, squash courts, a gym and a pool.
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