Chimbu Province

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Chimbu Province is a mountainous, landlocked province in the central highlands of Papua New Guinea known for its rugged terrain and diverse highland cultures.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative division
province
bordersProvince Eastern Highlands Province NERFINISHED
Gulf Province NERFINISHED
Jiwaka Province NERFINISHED
Madang Province NERFINISHED
Southern Highlands Province NERFINISHED
Western Highlands Province NERFINISHED
capital Kundiawa NERFINISHED
country Papua New Guinea
countrySubdivisionCode PG-CPM
culturalCharacteristic strong clan-based social structures
traditional highland ceremonies
demographicCharacteristic high population density in highland valleys
governingBody Chimbu Provincial Government NERFINISHED
hasAirport Kundiawa Airport NERFINISHED
hasClimate tropical highland climate
hasEconomicActivity coffee farming
small-scale cash cropping
subsistence agriculture
hasEthnolinguisticGroup Chimbu people NERFINISHED
Kuman-speaking people NERFINISHED
hasFeature narrow ridges
remote rural settlements
steep valleys
hasNaturalFeature high mountain ranges
river valleys
hasNaturalResource fertile highland soils
hasNotableMountain Mount Wilhelm NERFINISHED
hasPrimaryTransportMode road transport
hasTerrain mountainous
rugged
hasTransportChallenge difficult road access due to rugged terrain
highestPoint Mount Wilhelm NERFINISHED
isLandlocked true
knownFor diverse highland cultures
largestTown Kundiawa NERFINISHED
locatedIn central highlands of Papua New Guinea
locatedOnContinent Oceania NERFINISHED
officialLanguage English
Hiri Motu NERFINISHED
Tok Pisin NERFINISHED
partOfCountry Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED
partOfRegion Highlands Region NERFINISHED
timeZone UTC+10
usesCurrency Papua New Guinean kina NERFINISHED

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Eastern Highlands Province borderedBy Chimbu Province
Jiwaka Province borderedBy Chimbu Province
Chimbu (Simbu) people primaryLocation Chimbu Province
subject surface form: Chimbu people