Madang Province

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Madang Province is a coastal region of Papua New Guinea known for its linguistic diversity, including the Bel languages, and its rich marine and mountainous landscapes.

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Madang Province canonical 33
Madang region 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative division
province
borderedBy East Sepik Province
Eastern Highlands Province
Jiwaka Province
Morobe Province
Western Highlands Province
capital Madang
contains Adelbert Range
Finisterre Range
Madang town
Ramu River
coastal lagoons
offshore coral reefs
country Papua New Guinea
governedBy Madang Provincial Government
hasCharacteristic high biodiversity
high language density
tropical climate
hasCoastlineOn Bismarck Sea
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
fishing
tourism
hasFeature coastal plains
mountain ranges
river valleys
hasLocalLanguageFamily Austronesian languages
Bel languages
Papuan languages
Rai Coast languages
Trans–New Guinea languages
hasOfficialLanguage English
Hiri Motu
Tok Pisin
hasTourismAttraction coral reefs
diving sites
mountain trekking
volcanic islands
knownFor Bel languages
linguistic diversity
mountainous landscapes
rich marine landscapes
largestCity Madang
locatedIn Papua New Guinea
locatedOn island of New Guinea
linked to: New Guinea
partOf Momase Region
regionType coastal region
subdivisionType district
timeZone UTC+10

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Bel languages region Madang Province
Karkar-Yuri languages region Madang Province
Ramu River flowsThrough Madang Province
Ramu River countrySubdivision Madang Province
Eastern Highlands Province borderedBy Madang Province
Simbu Province borderedBy Madang Province
Jiwaka Province borderedBy Madang Province
East Sepik Province borderedBy Madang Province
Shaggy Ridge locatedIn Madang Province
Finisterre Range near Madang Province
Finisterre Range administrativeRegion Madang Province
Finisterre–Huon languages areSpokenIn Madang Province
Madang languages spokenIn Madang Province
Madang languages arealClassification Madang region
linked to: Madang Province
Madang languages region Madang Province
Bismarck Range administrativeRegion Madang Province
Matukar language spokenIn Madang Province
Bilibil language spokenIn Madang Province
Gedaged people locatedIn Madang Province
Takia language spokenIn Madang Province
Takia language region Madang Province
Morobe Province bordersProvince Madang Province
Yuat River locatedIn Madang Province
Yuat River flowsThrough Madang Province
Karkar-Yuri region Madang Province
Momase Region includesProvince Madang Province
Madang locatedIn Madang Province
Madang capitalOf Madang Province
Gogol River locatedIn Madang Province
Ramu–Lower Sepik languages areSpokenIn Madang Province
Chimbu Province bordersProvince Madang Province
Jiwaka Province borderedBy Madang Province
subject linked to: JWK