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Madang Province Madang Provins (Tok Pisin) | |
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 Madang Province in Papua New Guinea | |
| Coordinates:5°10′S145°20′E / 5.167°S 145.333°E /-5.167; 145.333 | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea |
| Capital | Madang |
| Districts | |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Ramsey Pariwa |
| Area | |
• Total | 28,886 km2 (11,153 sq mi) |
| Population (2011 census) | |
• Total | 493,906 |
| • Density | 17.098/km2 (44.285/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+10 (AEST) |
| HDI (2018) | 0.545[1] low ·13th of 22 |
Madang is aprovince of Papua New Guinea. The province is on the northern coast of mainlandPapua New Guinea and has many of the country's highest peaks, activevolcanoes and its biggest mix oflanguages. The capital is the town ofMadang.
Each province in Papua New Guinea has one or more districts, and each district has one or more Local Level Government (LLG) areas. Forcensus purposes, the LLG areas are subdivided into wards and those into census units.[2][3][4]
Tertiary educational institutions in Madang Province include:
The province was governed by a decentralised provincial administration, headed by a Premier, from 1978 to 1995. Following reforms taking effect that year, the national government reassumed some powers, and the role of Premier was replaced by a position of Governor, to be held by the winner of the province-wide seat in theNational Parliament of Papua New Guinea.[6][7]
| Premier | Term |
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| Bato Bultin | 1978–1984 |
| Max Moeder | 1985–1986 |
| Andrew Ariako | 1986–1993 |
| provincial government suspended | 1993–1995 |
| Governor | Term |
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| Peter Barter | 1995–1997 |
| Jim Kas | 1997–2000 |
| Pengau Nengo (acting) | 2000–2002 |
| Stahl Musa | 2002 |
| James Yali | 2002–2007 |
| Arnold Amet | 2007–2008 |
| Buka Malai (acting) | 2008–2009 |
| Arnold Amet | 2009–2011 |
| James Gau | 2011–2012 |
| Jim Kas | 2012–2017 |
| Peter Yama | 2017–2022 |
| Ramsey Pariwa | 2022–present |
The province and each district is represented by a Member of theNational Parliament. There is one provincialelectorate and each district is an open electorate.
| Bogia District | | |
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| Madang District | ||
| Middle Ramu District | ||
| Rai Coast District | ||
| Sumkar District | ||
| Usino Bundi District | ||
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