Central Province, Papua New Guinea
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Central Province in Papua New Guinea is a coastal region surrounding the national capital area, known for its Motu-speaking communities, diverse indigenous cultures, and mix of coastal and inland landscapes.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | province of Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| adjacentToBodyOfWater | Papuan Gulf (regionally nearby to the west) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borders |
Gulf Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Milne Bay Province NERFINISHED ⓘ National Capital District NERFINISHED ⓘ Oro Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Port Moresby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsDistrict |
Abau District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Goilala District NERFINISHED ⓘ Kairuku-Hiri District NERFINISHED ⓘ Rigo District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsTown |
Bereina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kupiano NERFINISHED ⓘ Kwikila NERFINISHED ⓘ Tapini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| formerColonialAdministration | Territory of Papua (under Australia) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Central Provincial Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate | tropical ⓘ |
| hasCoastlineOn | Coral Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommonLanguage | Tok Pisin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPractice | Hiri trade tradition (historically associated with Motu people) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
small-scale cash cropping ⓘ subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup |
Goilala peoples
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kairuku people NERFINISHED ⓘ Koita people NERFINISHED ⓘ Motu people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIndigenousLanguage |
Hiri Motu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Motu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLandscape |
coastal plains
ⓘ
inland hills ⓘ mountainous interior ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasProvincialHeadquarters | Konedobu (historically, in Port Moresby area) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligion | Christianity (majority) ⓘ |
| hasTransportInfrastructure |
Hiritano Highway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Magi Highway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Motu-speaking communities
ⓘ
diverse indigenous cultures ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southern region of Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| locatedOn | southeastern coast of Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| partOf | Island of New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surrounds | National Capital District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC+10 ⓘ |
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