Bumayong | |
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Suburb | |
 Panoramic photo of Bumayong CBD on Independence Drive. Lae, Morobe Province | |
  Bumayong Location in Lae | |
| Coordinates: 6°38′50″S146°59′11″E / 6.64722°S 146.98639°E | |
| Country |  Papua New Guinea |
| Province | Morobe Province |
| District | Lae District |
| Time zone | UTC+10 (AEST) |
Bumayong is an outer suburb of Lae in the Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea.
Bumayong is located 12 km North of Lae on Independence Drive up the road from the University of Technology on the Independence Drive loop. A Bailey bridge crosses the Busu River on the road to the villages of Bualu and Situm.
There are three main Lutheran training locations in Lae; Martin Luther Seminary in Malahang, Balob Teachers College in Butibum and the Bumayong Lutheran High school [1]
In November 2011, large scale riots broke out in Lae following a petition and march on the Morobe Provincial Admin (Tutumang). The petition addressed four points, namely; [2]
A Vox populi reported in The National outlines the opinions of residents; [3]
The violent riots have crippled Papua New Guinea's main industrial centre with widespread destruction of property and government is warning it may declare a state of emergency. [4]
More than 1000 people were left homeless as many homes in Bumayong were destroyed in two days of riots which left nine people dead. [5]
In 2013 the youths of Bumayong surrendered a large number of weapons including homemade pistols, wire catapults, a grenade and several kilos of Marijuana. [6]
The land around Bumayong belongs to the village of Yalu 6°35′42″S146°52′16″E / 6.59500°S 146.87111°E which is located 17 km on the Highlands Hwy. between Lae and the Lae Nadzab Airport. Yalu land begins at Nine Mile settlement to Markham Bridge, over the mountains to West Taraka, Bumayong and Igam Army Barracks to Muya Primary School. Most of the land is occupied by settlers. [7]
In 1955 a Conch (instrument) band was formed at the Bumayong High School near the Lutheran headquarters. [8] Missionaries in PNG expected all their congregations to learn to sing European hymns and German Lutherans improved singing through innovative use of traditional instrument, the conch-shell trumpet. The conch-shell band preserve German Lutheran hymnody. [9] [10]
Gisuwat Siniwim was the former principal of Bumayong Lutheran High School and became a Member of Parliament for the People's National Congress and Education Vice-Minister. [11]
Transport in Papua New Guinea is mainly based around roads and air travel. It is in many cases heavily limited by the mountainous terrain and copious amount of rainfall and frequent severe weather occurring in many locations, such as Lae. The capital, Port Moresby, is not linked by road to any of the other major towns and many highland villages can only be reached by light aircraft or on foot.
Lae (German: Preußen-Reede, later Lehe) is the capital of Morobe Province and is the second-largest city in Papua New Guinea. It is located near the delta of the Markham River and at the start of the Highlands Highway, which is the main land transport corridor between the Highlands Region and the coast. Lae is the largest cargo port of the country and is the industrial hub of Papua New Guinea. The city is known as the Garden City and home of the University of Technology.
Morobe Province is a province on the northern coast of Papua New Guinea. The provincial capital and largest city is Lae. The province covers 33,705 km2, with a population of 674,810, 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.
Malahang is a suburb of Lae, Morobe Province in Papua New Guinea.
Nadzab Village is in the Markham Valley, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea on the Highlands Highway. Administratively, it is located in Gabsongkeg ward of Wampar Rural LLG. The Nadzab Airport is located East of Nadzab Village and was the site of the only Allied paratrooper assault in New Guinea on 5 September 1943.
The Malahang Mission Station is a Lutheran filial station situated in Malahang, Morobe Province in Papua New Guinea now under the auspices of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea. The Mission station is located on Busu Road, Malahang opposite the Malahang Industrial Area.
Taraka is a suburb of Lae in the Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. The main campus for the Papua New Guinea University of Technology is located in Taraka.
Tent City (Tent siti) is a suburb of Lae in the Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. The main campus for the Papua New Guinea University of Technology is located 1 kilometre to the South of Tent City.
Situm is a government ex-servicemen block outside of Lae in Labuta Rural LLG, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea.
Voco Point is a suburb of Lae in the Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. Voco Point is one of the busiest coastal trading points in the country and coastal vessels from throughout the country, from Alotau to Manus, from Lihir to Vanimo line up at the wharves. The passenger boats ferry people to Finschhafen, the Siassi islands, Kimbe, Rabaul, New Ireland, Oro Bay, Alotau, Madang, and Wewak. The local Lae villages call the area around Voco Point Asiawi, which according to mythology, used to be a long point that went out much further but was eaten by the evil spirit Yaayaa.
Bumneng is a suburb of Lae in the Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea.
Eriku is a suburb of Lae in the Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea.
The Lae Botanic Gardens are located in Bumneng, Eriku and Lae City in the Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. Within this location is the Papua New Guinea Forest Research Unit, the Papua New Guinea National Herbarium and the Lae War Cemetery.
Bugandi is a suburb of Lae in the Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea.
Yalu is a large village in Wampar Rural LLG, located in the Markham Valley of Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. It lies along the Highlands Highway 21.5 kilometres (13.4 mi) north-west of Lae, 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) southeast of Nadzab. The landscape is typically lowland rainforest.
3 Mile is a suburb of Lae in the Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea.
9 Mile is a large village in the Markham Valley of Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. It lies along the Highlands Highway 9 miles (14 km) from the center of Lae between the foothills of the Atzera Range and the Markham River. The Atzera Range starts at Bugandi and runs adjacent to the Markham River has an elevation of 280 meters above sea level. northwest of Lae, 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) southeast of Nadzab. The landscape is typically lowland rainforest.
As the township of Lae, in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea is a relatively new entity, the history of the Lae environs is much older.
Enny Moaitz is a Papua New Guinean politician. She was Premier of Morobe Province from 1987 to 1988, becoming Papua New Guinea's first and only woman Premier under their former system of decentralised provincial government. She was also a member of the Tutumang, the provincial assembly, from 1980 to 1991.
Sarah Haoda Todd is an entrepreneur, fashion designer and activist from Lae, Papua New Guinea.