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Simbang

Coordinates: 6°35′S 147°49′E / 6.583°S 147.817°E / -6.583; 147.817
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Simbang
Simbang is located in Papua New Guinea
Simbang
Simbang
Location within Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: 6°35′S 147°49′E / 6.583°S 147.817°E / -6.583; 147.817
CountryPapua New Guinea
ProvinceMorobe Province
Time zoneUTC+10 (AEST)
ClimateAf

Simbang is a village and a ward on the Huon Peninsula, in Yabim Mape Rural LLG, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea.[1]

In 1886, the first Lutheran mission station was built near Simbang by Johann Flierl. So Simbang was the starting point of Christianization in Papua New Guinea.[2]

References

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  1. ^ United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.
  2. ^ "Mission Logaweng". Retrieved 2024-01-19.