Madang District | |
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  Madang District Location within Papua New Guinea | |
| Coordinates: 5°05′S145°37′E / 5.083°S 145.617°E | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea |
| Province | Madang Province |
| Capital | Madang |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,565 km2 (990 sq mi) |
| Population (2011 census) | |
| • Total | 110,978 |
| • Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+10 (AEST) |
Madang District is a district in the central part of Madang Province in Papua New Guinea. It is one of the six administrative districts that make up the province.
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.
Amaimon is a Papuan language spoken by 1,781 people in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in Amaimon, Transgogol Rural LLG.
Kabenau River is a river in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. It is located at about 5.466667°S 145.85°E. It was discovered in 1887 by geologist C. Schneider and explored in 1888 by Hugo Zöller. It flows westward and empties near Rimba to the Astrolabe Bay.
Astrolabe Bay is a large body of water off the south coast of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea, located at 5.35°S 145.9166667°E. 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 the coast of Astrolabe Bay.
The Gogol River is a river in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. It empties to Astrolabe Bay at 5.316667°S 145.75°E.
Malas River is a river in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. It rises in the Adelbert Range and empties to the Bismarck Sea at 4.6666667°S 145.5833333°E.
Daulo District is part of the Eastern Highlands Province in Papua New Guinea. It is along the Highlands highway leading to the other Highlands provinces, namely Simbu Province, Western Highlands, Southern Highlands and Enga Province. Daulo District shares geographical border with Simbu Province and Madang Province. Part of Daulo District's Upper Asaro Constituency is a walking distance to Mt. Wilhelm, Papua New Guinea's highest mountain in Simbu Province. Daulo is the real home of the famous Asaro Mudmen. It has a total population of over 45,000 people. It has a small district office administered by the District Administrator who is a representative of the provincial government. The electoral member for Daulo, with the help of the governor for the province, is responsible for the set up and running of Daulo District similarly with the other districts in the Eastern Highlands Province. The district was partly the implementation of the reform initiative undertaken by the Morauta government in 1995.
Watiwa is a Rai Coast language of Papua New Guinea.
Rai Coast District is a district in the southeast of Madang Province in Papua New Guinea. It is one of the six districts that of the Madang Province. The District has four local level government (LLG) areas namely; Astrolabe Bay, Nahu Rawa, (Nankina,Yupna & Domung and Saidor. The District has 84 ward areas. The largest local government area is Saidor which has 42 wards.
Sumkar District is a district in the north of Madang Province in Papua New Guinea. It is one of the six administrative districts that make up the province. Sumkar is a district which is made up of Karkar Island and part of mainland NCR.
Usino Bundi District is a district in the south of Madang Province in Papua New Guinea. It is one of the six administrative districts that make up the province.
Bogadjim is a village on Astrolabe Bay, just south of Madang, in Astrolabe Bay Rural LLG, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. During World War II, the Japanese started to build a track from Bogadjim over the Finisterre Mountains into the Ramu Valley and the village became an important base.
Anjam or Bom is a Madang language spoken in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.
Siroi (Suroi) is a Rai Coast language spoken in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea, and a local trade language. It is spoken in Kumisanger village, Astrolabe Bay Rural LLG, Madang Province.
Lilau is a Papuan language of Papua New Guinea, closely related to Monumbo. It is spoken in Lilau ward, Almami Rural LLG, Bogia District, Madang Province.
Aisi, or Musak, is a Papuan language of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.
Danaru is a Rai Coast language of Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in the single village of Danaru in Usino Rural LLG, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.
Sam, or Songum, is a Madang language spoken in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.
Mari, or Hop, is a minor Austronesian language of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in the four villages of Bumbu, Bubirumpun, Musuam, and Sangkiang in Usino Rural LLG of the Ramu valley.
Yamben is a Trans–New Guinea language of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. It was first documented by Andrew Pick in the 2010s and classified by Pick (2019) as a probable primary branch of Madang, though its precise classification is still pending further research. Although surrounded by Croisilles languages, Yamben is not one of them.
| Bogia District |  | |
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| Madang District | ||
| Middle Ramu District | ||
| Rai Coast District | ||
| Sumkar District | ||
| Usino Bundi District | ||
Coordinates: 5°04′48″S145°37′12″E / 5.08000°S 145.62000°E
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