Central Province (Papua New Guinea) : Ask Biography

Administration

Full name

Central Province

Official name

Central Province

Settlement type

Province

Country

Papua New Guinea

Districts

Abau District
Goilala District
Kairuku-Hiri District
Rigo District

Capital

Konedobu

Government

Governor

Alphonse Moroi (2002-)

Geography

Total Area

11387 sq mi (29500 km2)

Demography

Total Population

183983 (2000)

Density (pop.)

auto/km² (0/sq mi)

Other information

Time zone

AEST (UTC+10)

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Central Province is a province in Papua New Guinea located on the southern coast of the country. It has a population of 183,983 (2000 census) people and is 29500 km2 (11390 sqmi) in size. The seat of government of Central Province, which is located within the National Capital District outside the province, is the Port Moresby suburb of Konedobu. On 9 October 2007, the Central Province government announced plans to build a new provincial capital city at Bautama, which lies within Central Province near Port Moresby, although there has been little progress in constructing it.

Whereas Tok Pisin is the main lingua franca in all Papua New Guinean towns, in part of the southern mainland coastal area centred on Central Province, Hiri Motu is a stronger lingua franca (but not in Port Moresby).