Madang is a
province of Papua New Guinea. The province is on the northern coast of mainland
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...
and has many of the country's highest peaks, active
volcano
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es and its biggest mix of
language
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s. The capital is the town of
Madang.
Districts and LLGs
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
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purposes, the LLG areas are subdivided into wards and those into census units.
Education
Tertiary educational institutions in Madang Province include:
*Madang Technical College
*Madang Marine Time College
*Madang Teachers College
*
Divine Word University (DWU) is a national university and a leading tertiary institution in Papua New Guinea. Formerly Divine Word Institute, it was established by an Act of Parliament in 1980 and was established as a University in 1996. DWU It is ecumenical, coeducational and privately governed with government support.
Provincial leaders
The province 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.
Premiers (1978–1995)
Governors (1995–present)
Members of the National Parliament
The province and each district is represented by a Member of the
National Parliament. There is one provincial
electorate
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* The people who are eligible to vote in an election, especially their number e.g. the term ''size of (the) electorate''
* The dominion of a Prince-elector in the Holy Roman Empire until 1806
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and each district is an open electorate.
Notable people
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Yolarnie Amepou - herpetologist and conservationist.
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Julia Mage’au Gray
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- choreographer and tattoo artist.
References
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Provinces of Papua New Guinea
Momase Region