Morobe Province
| Morobe Province | ||
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 Morobe Province in Papua New Guinea |
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| Coordinates: 6°50′S 146°40′E / 6.833°S 146.667°E | ||
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
| Capital | Lae | |
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| Government | ||
| • Governor | Kelly Naru 2012– | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 33,705 km2 (13,014 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011 census) | ||
| • Total | 674,810 | |
| • Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | |
Morobe Province is a province on the northern coast of Papua New Guinea. The provincial capital, and largest city, is Lae. The province covers 33,705 km², with a population of 674,810 (2011 census), and since the division of Southern Highlands Province in May 2012 it is the most populous province. It includes the Huon Peninsula, the Markham River, and delta, and coastal territories along the Huon Gulf. The province has nine administrative districts, and 101 languages are spoken, including Kâte and Yabim. English and Tok Pisin are common languages in the urban areas, and in some areas forms of Pidgin German are mixed with the native language.
The Morobe Province takes it name from former German administration center of Morobe-7.759098|S|147.594040|W southeast of the Lae. Under German administration, Morobe (post) was named Adolfhafen ('Adolf' after the head of the German Deutsch Neuguinea-Kompagnie, Adolf von Hansemann + German hafen (heɪfən) = port) and was an outpost of the Deutsch Neuguinea-KompagnieDeutsch Neuguinea-Kompagnie era. It was located close to the border of British New Guinea.
While there have been various attempts to examine the history of Morobe Province, the works of Ian Willis and Phillip Holzknecht in can be summarised below;
The largest part of northeastern New Guinea in German New Guinea (German: Deutsch-Neuguinea)is called Kaiser-Wilhelmsland, named in honour of Wilhelm II, the German Emperor and King of Prussia. From 1884 until 1918, the territory was a protectorate of the German Empire
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