Morobe Province
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Key facts
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Region
- Momase
- Capital
- Lae
- Districts
- List Bulolo District Finschhafen District Huon District Kabwum District Lae District Markham District Menyamya District Nawae District Tewae-Siassi District Wau-Waria District
- Total
- 33,705 km (13,014 sq mi)
- Density
- 29.596/km (76.654/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+10 ( AEST )
- Iso 3166 code
- PG-MPL
- Hdi 2019
- 0.592 , medium · 6th of 22
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Encyclopedic overview
Morobe is a province on the northern coast of Papua New Guinea. The provincial capital and largest city is Lae. The province covers 33,705 km, with a population of 674,810 (2011 census), and since the division of Southern Highlands Province in May 2012 it is the most populous province. It includes the Huon Peninsula, the Markham River, and delta, and coastal territories along the Huon Gulf. The province has nine administrative districts. At least 101 languages are spoken, including Kâte and Yabem language. English and Tok Pisin are common languages in the urban areas, and in some areas pidgin forms of German are mixed with the native language.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Morobe Province” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.