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 .
3-652: Astrolabe Bay is a large body of water off the south coast of Madang Province , Papua New Guinea , located at 5°21′00″S 145°55′00″E / 5.35°S 145.9166667°E / -5.35; 145.9166667 . It is a part of the Bismarck Sea and stretches from the Cape Iris in the south to the Cape Croisilles to the north. It was discovered in 1827 by Jules Dumont d'Urville and named after his ship. Capital of Madang Province, Madang lies on
6-650: The coast of Astrolabe Bay. This Madang Province geography article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Madang Province Each province in Papua New Guinea has one or more districts, and each district has one or more Local Level Government (LLG) areas. For census purposes, the LLG areas are subdivided into wards and those into census units. Tertiary educational institutions in Madang Province include: The province
9-476: 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 the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea . The province and each district is represented by
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