Northern Province, Papua New Guinea

Northern Province is one of 22 primary administrative regions in Papua New Guinea with a population of approximately 186,309 people.

Facts and figures on Northern Province at a glance

Region name: Northern Province (Northern Province)
Status: Primary administrative region
Population: 186,309 people
Country: Papua New Guinea
Continent: Oceania

The regional headquarters of Northern Province (Northern Province) is located in the regional capital Popondetta (Popondetta) with a population of 28,198 people.

The distance as the crow flies from Northern Province's regional capital Popondetta to Papua New Guinea's capital Port Moresby (Port Moresby) is approximately 143 km (89 mi).

Facts and figures about Northern Province
RegionPopulationRegional capitalPopulation
Northern Province Northern Province186,309 peoplePopondetta Popondetta28,198 people

Compare with other regions in Papua New Guinea.

Map of Northern Province

Map of Northern Province

Information on Northern Province

Information on Northern Province
Region nameRegional capitalSubregionsCountryContinent
Northern Province Northern ProvincePopondetta Popondetta3Papua New GuineaOceania

Time in Northern Province

Time in Northern Province
Current timeSummer time (DST)Standard timeCurrent timezone offsetTimezone
Sat, 20 Apr 2024 - 7:39am (07:39h)NoSat, 20 Apr 2024 - 7:39am (07:39h)UTC +10.0Pacific/Port_Moresby

Geographic coordinates of Northern Province

Latitude & Longitude of Northern Province
PositionLatitude (width)Longitude (length)
Show on map9°00'00.0"S (-9.0000000°)148°30'00.0"E (148.5000000°)

Subregions in Northern Province

There are 3 administrative subregions in Northern Province.
Subregions in Northern Province
RegionNoPopulationRegional capitalCapital population
Ijivitari Ijivitari1.69,975--
Sohe Sohe2.65,090Kokoda Kokoda6,199
Sohe Sohe3.65,090Popondetta Popondetta28,198

External sources of information on Northern Province

Northern Province on Wikipedia