Madang: facts

At a glance

• Country: Papua New Guinea
• Region: Madang Province
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 27,419
• Coordinates: 5.2215° S, 145.7870° E
• Time zone: Pacific/Port_Moresby (UTC+10:00)
• Currency: Kina (PGK)
• Distance to the capital, Port Moresby: 497 km (309 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Madang Airport (MAG): 1.6 km (1.0 mi), straight line
• Goroka Airport (GKA): 105 km (65 mi), straight line
• Chimbu Airport (CMU): 127 km (79 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Yukyuk: 63 km (39 mi)
• Yungendam: 67 km (41 mi)
• Yori: 73 km (45 mi)
• Yorkia: 78 km (49 mi)
• Yorki: 81 km (51 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Port Moresby, 497 km (309 mi)