Morobe

Coordinates: 6°50′S 146°40′E / 6.833°S 146.667°E / -6.833; 146.667

Morobe Statistics Capital: Lae Area: 34,500 km² (4th) Districts: Bulolo District Finschhafen District Huon District Kabwum District Lae District Markham District Menyamya District Nawae District Tewae-Siassi District Population: (as of 2000) 539,725 (2nd) Population Density: 15.6 Governor: (since 2002) Luther Wenge (since 1997) Map Map of Papua New Guinea highlighting Morobe

Morobe Province (previously named Adolfhafen in German New Guinea) is a province on the northern coast of Papua New Guinea. The provincial capital, and largest city, is Lae. The province covers 34,500 km², including 719 km² maritime area, with a population of 539,725 (2000 census). It includes the Huon Peninsula, the Markham River, and delta, and coastal territories along the Huon Gulf. The province has nine administrative districts, and 171 languages are spoken, including Kâte and Yabim. English and Pidgin English are common languages in the urban areas, and in some areas forms of Pidgin German are mixed with the native language.

Contents 1 Economic base 2 Ecology 3 Government 4 Languages 5 Demographics 6 World War II 7 Districts and LLGs 8 See also 9 References // Economic base Main article: Economy of Papua New Guinea

Morobe Province's economy has grown at the rate of approximately two percent per annum since 2006. The economic base of the Morobe Province depends on the production and harvesting of cocoa, coffee, copra and sugar, and tropical fruits (bananas, coconuts). Oil and gas industries are emerging, as is new mining and energy industry.1 Deteriorating roads and the lack of manufacturing and transportation/communication infrastructure impedes economic development.2

Ecology Main article: Australasia ecozone

Papua New Guinea is part of the Australasia ecozone, which also includes Australia, New Zealand, eastern Indonesia, and several Pacific island groups, including the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. Through eco-tourism, the Province capitalizes on its spectacular scenery, readily accessible diving locales, and its mountains, and jungles to offer tourists rich experiences in coral reef, rain forest, sub-alpine and alpine and tropical habitats. The Province's jungles and forests are also popular for viewing over 1000 of species of birds and mammals, including the colorful Raggiana Bird of Paradise, the flightless Cassowary and varieties of macropods, including the Tree-Kangaroo and over 15,000 species of plants. The Huon Peninsula, which comprises most of the provincial land-mass, is a unique montane eco-region that offers a variety of plants and conditions found no where else in the world. Its coral reefs and volcanic inlets are home to 1000s of species of fish and oceanic life that thrive in the reefs and wrecks.

Government

The Province sends nine members to the national parliament. and has 14 members of the Tutumang the provincial assembly. Tutumang means "the coming together," and the Province maintains that name for its assembly, as is permitted under the Organic Law on Provincial Government and Local Government.

Languages

The population of Morobe speak over 171 languages, representing 27 linguistic families. The two main languages are Kâte and Yabim, Kâte being spoken in the mountainous hinterlands and Yabim, on the coastal areas, particularly on the Huon peninsula coast. Along the coast and in the Markham Valley, the Austronesia family of languages predominate. The Non-Austronesia languages are heard most commonly in the mountain regions. English, and especially Pidgin English, are the common urban languages in Lae. In some areas, especially where the German missionaries maintained their Missions, such as Sattelberg and Finschhafen, pidgin German might be mixed with Kâte.

Demographics Main article: Demographics of Papua New Guinea

The relative youth of the Morobe province population puts an increasing strain on schools and education services to combat illiteracy and its accompanying problems. Eight percent of the population (children) depend on twenty percent of the population (adults) for economic support, and population continues to grow at about 2.8 percent per year, which is higher than other developing countries.2

World War II Main article: New Guinea campaign

Morobe province was a key campaign site during World War II. The Japanese had established strong supply bases in the towns of Lae and Salamaua in 1942. The Salamaua-Lae campaign of the following year was a series of actions in which the Australian and United States forces sought to capture the two Japanese bases. The campaign to take the area began with the Australian attack on Japanese positions near Mubo, on 22 April 1943 and ended with the fall of Lae on 16 September 1943, in Operation Postern. The campaign was notable not only for its classic defense maneuvers at the Landing at Nadzab and the brutal hand-to-hand combat at Salamaua; Lyndon B. Johnson, the 36th President of the United States, saw his sole 13 minutes of combat on a bombing mission over Lae. Although the plane he was supposed to fly was shot down, with no survivors, his flight in B-26 Marauder had repercussions throughout the Pacific theater. Sent as an observer, with instructions to report up the line to Roosevelt, to Congress, and to the Navy brass that the conditions in the Pacific were deplorable, the men had third–rate equipment to fight Japan's first class planes. The effort needed another 6,800 trained and experienced men, plus better supplies, provisions, and generally a higher priority in the war effort.3

The Lae War Cemetery is located adjacent to the Botanical Gardens in the center of the city of Lae. The cemetery was begun in 1944 by the Australian Army Graves Services, and the Commonwealth Graves Commission assumed responsibility for it in 1947. The Lae Memorial commemorates 300 men of the Australian forces (including Merchant Navy, Royal Australian Air Force, and the Australian Army) who lost their lives and have no known grave. It contains 2300–2800 burials, of which 444 are unidentified.4

Districts and LLGs

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.5

District District Capital LLG Name Bulolo District Bulolo Mumeng Rural Waria Rural Watut Rural Wau-Bulolo Urban Wau Rural Buang Rural Finschhafen District Gagidu Hube Rural Kotte Rural Finschafen Urban Yabim-Mape Rural Burum-Kuat Rural Huon District Salamaua Morobe Rural Salamaua Rural Wampar Rural Kabwum District Kabwum Deyamos Rural Komba (Seko) Rural Yus Rural Selepet Rural Lae District Lae Ahi Rural Lae Urban Markham District Kaiapit Onga-Waffa Rural Umi-Atzero Rural Wantoat-Leron Rural Menyamya District Menyamya Kapao Rural Nanima Kariba Kome Rural Wapi Rural Nawae District Boana Labuta Rural Nabak Rural Wain-Erap Rural Tewae-Siassi District Wasu Sialum Rural Siassi Rural Wasu Rural See also Geography of Papua New Guinea Religion in Papua New Guinea Culture of Papua New Guinea References ^ Morobe Provincial Government, Economy and Industry. Accessed 14 September 2009. ^ a b Morobe Provincial Government, Issues. Accessed 14 September 2009. ^ Robert Dallek, Lone Star Rising, p. 237. ^ Digger Unofficial History, Lae War Cemetery. Accessed 13 September 2009. ^ National Statistical Office of Papua New Guinea

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Upland birds of northeastern New Guinea: A guide to the hill and mountain birds of Morobe Province (Handbook / Wau Ecology Institute) Wau Ecology Institute

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Nabak Traditional Dancing

Medicinal Plants of Paupa New Guinea/Part I: Morobe Province (Wau Ecology Institute Handbook) (Wau Ecology Institute Handbook,) Balogh Scientific Books

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Tourist information for Lae and Morobe Province.
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Morobe Province
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Of People and Plants: A Botanical Ethnography of Nokopo Village, Madang and Morobe Provinces, Papua New Guinea. (book reviews): An article from: Oceania University of Sydney

Morobe Show
Annual agricultural show conducted by the Morobe Provincial Agricultural Society.
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A Descriptive Grammar of the Bukawa Language of the Morobe Province of Papua New Guinea Pacific Linguistics

Diving Expeditions in Morobe - Niugini Diving
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Papua New Guinea National Anthem Cover by P2UIF

A Bibliography of Morobe Province University of Papua New Guinea

Morobe Province
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Economic geology of the Morobe Goldfield, Papua New Guinea (Memoir / Geological Survey of Papua New Guinea) Libra Press Ltd

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Site investigation for a mini hydro-power scheme at Menyamya, Morobe Province (Technical note. TN) Geological Survey of Papua New Guinea

This ram press is used for coconut and jatropha oil and sells for US$ 600

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A personal history of education and mobility, Morobe, Papua New Guinea (IASER occasional paper) Institute of Applied Social and Economic Research

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