Madang

Nicholai Miklukho-Maklai was probably the first European to visit the area, staying for 15 months in 1871.

Madang is viewed as safer and more pleasant for expatriates than larger cities like Lae and Port Moresby.

Madang has a tropical rainforest climate with significant rainfall throughout the year.

Madang is home to Divine Word University and a small museum featuring local natural science and ethnographic objects.

In Madang province, 173 regional languages are spoken, some of which are extremely different from one another.