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Madang

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Full name	Madang
Official name	Madang
Settlement type	Town
Country	Papua New Guinea
Province	Madang Province
District	Madang District
Established	1884
Geography
Elevation	9.8 ft (3 m)
Demography
Total Population	27420 (2005)
Other information
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10)

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Madang (old German name: Friedrich-Wilhelmshafen) is the capital of Madang Province and is a town with a population of 27,420 (in 2005) on the north coast of Papua New Guinea. It was first settled by the Germans in the 19th century.

Madang is the home of Divine Word University. The University accepts local and international students.

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