Madang is the capital of Madang Province in Papua New Guinea. It is a town with a population of 27,420 on the north coast of the country and is one of Papua New Guinea's major towns.
Facts
Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Sources
1. Madang - Wikipedia
Infobox: population_total
29339
Infobox: population_as_of
2013
Lead section
In April 1884 an expedition by the German New Guinea Company led by Otto Finsch and Eduard Dallmann arrived and named the landing point "Friedrich Wilhelmshafen"; however, they felt that the area was unsuitable for a settlement.
Infobox, Elevation
3 m (9.8 ft)
Infobox, coordinates latitude
5.217°S
Infobox, coordinates longitude
145.800°E
- In Group: Cities of Oceania (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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