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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf province of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
adjacentToBodyOfWater Papuan Gulf (regionally nearby to the west) ⓘ
linked to: Papua Gulf region
borders Gulf Province ⓘ
Milne Bay Province ⓘ
National Capital District ⓘ
Oro Province ⓘ
capital Port Moresby ⓘ
containsDistrict Abau District ⓘ
Goilala District ⓘ
Kairuku-Hiri District ⓘ
Rigo District ⓘ
containsTown Bereina ⓘ
Kupiano ⓘ
Kwikila ⓘ
Tapini ⓘ
country Papua New Guinea ⓘ
formerColonialAdministration Territory of Papua (under Australia) ⓘ
linked to: Territory of Papua
governedBy Central Provincial Government ⓘ
hasClimate tropical ⓘ
hasCoastlineOn Coral Sea ⓘ
hasCommonLanguage Tok Pisin ⓘ
hasCulturalPractice Hiri trade tradition (historically associated with Motu people) ⓘ
linked to: Hiri trade voyages
hasEconomicActivity fishing ⓘ
small-scale cash cropping ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ
hasEthnicGroup Goilala peoples ⓘ
Kairuku people ⓘ
Koita people ⓘ
Motu people ⓘ
hasIndigenousLanguage Hiri Motu ⓘ
Motu ⓘ
hasLandscape coastal plains ⓘ
inland hills ⓘ
mountainous interior ⓘ
hasOfficialLanguage English ⓘ
hasProvincialHeadquarters Konedobu (historically, in Port Moresby area) ⓘ
hasReligion Christianity (majority) ⓘ
hasTransportInfrastructure Hiritano Highway ⓘ
Magi Highway ⓘ
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 ⓘ
linked to: New Guinea
surrounds National Capital District ⓘ
timeZone UTC+10 ⓘ

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Motu → region → Central Province, Papua New Guinea ⓘ
Papuan Tip cluster → isSpokenIn → Central Province, Papua New Guinea ⓘ
Papuan Tip linkage → hasRegion → Central Province, Papua New Guinea ⓘ
Motu language → region → Central Province, Papua New Guinea ⓘ
Motu people → region → Port Moresby region ⓘ
linked to: Central Province, Papua New Guinea
Motu people → culturalRegion → Central Province, Papua New Guinea ⓘ
Motu people → ethnicGroupIn → Central Province, Papua New Guinea ⓘ
Central Papuan Tip language → spokenIn → Central Province, Papua New Guinea ⓘ
Keapara language → spokenIn → Central Province, Papua New Guinea ⓘ
Keapara language → region → coastal Central Province, Papua New Guinea ⓘ
linked to: Central Province, Papua New Guinea
Sinaugoro language → spokenIn → Central Province, Papua New Guinea ⓘ
Owen Stanley Range → countrySubdivision → Central Province (Papua New Guinea) ⓘ
linked to: Central Province, Papua New Guinea
Mailu language → region → Central Province, Papua New Guinea ⓘ
Mailuan languages → usedIn → Central Province (Papua New Guinea) ⓘ
linked to: Central Province, Papua New Guinea
Mekeo language → spokenIn → Central Province, Papua New Guinea ⓘ
Hiri Motu language → region → Port Moresby region ⓘ
linked to: Central Province, Papua New Guinea
Hiri Motu language → region → Central Province, Papua New Guinea ⓘ
Kokoda Track → locatedIn → Central Province, Papua New Guinea ⓘ
Papua New Guinean Hiri Motu → hasOriginLocation → Central Province of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
linked to: Central Province, Papua New Guinea
Hiri Moale Festival → region → Central Province (Papua New Guinea) ⓘ
linked to: Central Province, Papua New Guinea