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Central Province (Papua New Guinea)

Central Province
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Central Province in Papua New Guinea
Central Province in Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: 9°30′S 147°40′E / 9.500°S 147.667°E / -9.500; 147.667
Country Papua New Guinea
Capital Port Moresby
Districts
Government
 • Governor Kila Haoda 2012-
Area
 • Total 29,998 km2 (11,582 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)
 • Total 269,756
 • Density 9.0/km2 (23/sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10)

Central Province is a province in Papua New Guinea located on the southern coast of the country. It has a population of 237,016 (2010 census) people and is 29,998 square kilometres (11,582 sq mi) in size. The seat of government of Central Province, which is located within the National Capital District outside the province, is the Port Moresby suburb of Konedobu. On 9 October 2007, the Central Province government announced plans to build a new provincial capital city at Bautama, which lies within Central Province near Port Moresby, although there has been little progress in constructing it.

Whereas Tok Pisin is the main lingua franca in all Papua New Guinean towns, in part of the southern mainland coastal area centred on Central Province, Hiri Motu is a stronger lingua franca (but not in Port Moresby).

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 purposes, the LLG areas are subdivided into wards and those into census units.


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