Coordinates: 7°20′S 145°0′E / 7.333°S 145°E
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| Statistics | |
| Capital: | Kerema |
| Area: | 34,500 km² (5th) |
| Districts: | Kerema District Kikori District |
| Population: (as of 2000) |
106,898 (19th) |
| Population Density: | 3.1 |
| Governor: (since 2007) |
Havila Kavo |
| Map | |
 Map of Papua New Guinea highlighting Gulf |
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Gulf Province is a province of Papua New Guinea located on the southern coast. The provincial capital is Kerema. The 34,500 km² province is dominated by mountains, lowland river deltas, and grassland flood plains, the Kikori, Turama, Purari and Vaiala rivers all meet the sea known as the Papuan Gulf. The province has the second-smallest population of all the provinces of Papua New Guinea with 106,898 inhabitants (2000 census).
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