Madang Province

• Name — Madang Province • Native Name — Madang Provins • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Papua New Guinea • Subdivision Type1 — Region • Subdivision Name1 — Momase • Parts Type — Districts • Parts Style — list • P1 — Bogia District • P2 — Madang District • P3 — Middle Ramu District • P4 — Rai Coast District • P5 — Sumkar District • P6 — Usino Bundi District • Seat Type — Capital • Seat — Madang • Area Total Km2 — 28886 • Population Total — 761,154 • Population As Of — 2024 Census • Population Density Km2 — auto • Population Est — 797807 • Pop Est As Of — 2021 • Demographics1 Title1 — Main languages • Leader Title — Governor • Leader Name — Ramsey Pariwa • Timezone1 — AEST • Utc Offset1 — +10 • Blank Name Sec1 — HDI (2018) • Blank Info Sec1 — 0.545 · 13th of 22

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. • District || District Capital || LLG Name • Bogia District — Bogia — Almami Rural • Iabu Rural • Yawar Rural • Madang District — Madang — Ambenob Rural • Madang Urban • Transgogol Rural • Middle Ramu District — Simbai — Arabaka Rural • Josephstaal Rural • Simbai Rural • Kovon Rural • Rai Coast District — Saidor — Astrolabe Bay Rural • Naho Rawa Rural • Nayudo Rural • Rai Coast (Saidor) • Sumkar District — Karkar — Karkar Rural • Sumgilbar Rural • Usino Bundi District — Usino — Bundi Rural • Usino Rural • Gama Rural

Tertiary educational institutions in Madang Province include: • Madang Technical College • Madang Marine Time College • Madang Teachers College • Divine Word University (DWU) is a national university and a leading tertiary institution in Papua New Guinea. Formerly Divine Word Institute, it was established by an Act of Parliament in 1980 and was established as a University in 1996. DWU It is ecumenical, coeducational and privately governed with government support.

The province was governed by a decentralised provincial administration, headed by a Premier, from 1978 to 1995. Following reforms taking effect that year, the national government reassumed some powers, and the role of Premier was replaced by a position of Governor, to be held by the winner of the province-wide seat in the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea.

• Premier — Term • | Bato Bultin — 1978–1984 • | Max Moeder — 1985–1986 • | Andrew Ariako — 1986–1993 • | provincial government suspended — 1993–1995

• Governor — Term • | Peter Barter — 1995–1997 • | Jim Kas — 1997–2000 • | Pengau Nengo (acting) — 2000–2002 • | Stahl Musa — 2002 • | James Yali — 2002–2007 • | Arnold Amet — 2007–2008 • | Buka Malai (acting) — 2008–2009 • | Arnold Amet — 2009–2011 • | James Gau — 2011–2012 • | Jim Kas — 2012–2017 • | Peter Yama — 2017–2022 • | Ramsey Pariwa — 2022–present

The province and each district is represented by a Member of the National Parliament. There is one provincial electorate and each district is an open electorate. • Electorate — Member • | Madang Provincial — Ramsey Pariwa • | Bogia Open — Robert Naguri • | Madang Open — Bryan Jared Kramer • | Middle Ramu Open — Jonny Alonk • | Rai Coast Open — Kessy Sawang • | Sumkar Open — Alexander Orme • | Usino-Bundi Open — Jimmy Uguro

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