NationMaster - Encyclopedia: National Capital District, Papua New Guinea

The National Capital District of Papua New Guinea is the incorporated area around Port Moresby, which is the capital of Papua New Guinea. Although it is surrounded by Central Province it is technically not a part of that province. Port Moresby, population 193,242 (1990), is the capital of Papua New Guinea. ... Central Province may refer to more than one political area: A province of the Solomon Islands; see Central Province, Solomon Islands. ...

Categories: Papua New Guinea geography stubs | Papua New Guinea Large flag of Papua New Guinea Image originally derived from the public domain flags of the CIA World Factbook. ... Papua New Guinea is divided into twenty provinces (capitals in parentheses): North Solomons (Bougainville) (Arawa) Central (Port Moresby) Chimbu (Kundiawa) Eastern Highlands (Goroka) East New Britain (Rabaul) East Sepik (Wewak) Enga (Webag) Gulf (Kerema) Madang (Mandang) Manus (Lorengau) Milne Bay (Milne Bay) Morobe (Lae) National Capital District (Port Moresby) New... Central Province is a province in Papua New Guinea located on the southern coast of that country. ... Eastern Highlands is a highlands province of Papua New Guinea. ... East New Britain is a province of Papua New Guinea. ... East Sepik is a province in Papua New Guinea. ... Enga refers to both an ethnic group located in the highlands Papua New Guinea and the province in which they are the majority ethnic group. ... Gulf Province is a province of Papua New Guinea located on the southern coast. ... Madang has many of Papua New Guineas highest peaks, its most active volcanos, and its biggest mix of languages (175). ... This article is about the Admiralty Islands in the southern Pacific Ocean. ... Milne Bay is a province of Papua New Guinea. ... Morobe Province is a province on the northern coast of Papua New Guinea. ... New Ireland is an island in the Pacific, and the most northeastern province of Papua New Guinea. ... This article is about the island; Bougainville is also the name of a commune in the Somme département of France. ... Sandaun Province, formerly known as West Sepik, is the north-westernmost province of Papua New Guinea. ...