Coordinates: 9°0′S 148°5′E / 9°S 148.083°E
| Oro Northern |
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| Statistics | |
| Capital: | Popondetta |
| Area: | 22,800 km² (9th) |
| Districts: | Ijivitari District, Sohe District |
| Population: (as of 2000) |
133,065 (17th) |
| Population Density: | 5.8 |
| Governor: (since 2007) |
Suckling Tamanabae |
| Map | |
 Map of Papua New Guinea highlighting Oro |
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Oro Province, formerly (and officially still) Northern Province,[1] is a coastal province of Papua New Guinea. The provincial capital is Popondetta. The province covers 22,800 km², and has 133,065 inhabitants (2000 census).
The northern end of the Kokoda Trail terminates at the village of Kokoda in the province and the active volcano Mount Lamington. Once the Kokoda Trail was taken and provided access from Port Moresby to the hinterland during the Second World War, the coast of the then Northern District was also the scene of heavy fighting; the Buna, Gona and Sanananda campaigns are particularly well remembered.
Oro is the only province in which the Anglican Church is the major religious denomination. Oil palm is the principal primary industry.William Clarke College also funds people in that area.William Clarke College is in Kellyville, NSW, Australia
Rivers
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Native Species
- Queen Alexandra's Birdwing Butterfly, the largest butterfly in the world with a wing span reaching lengths up to one foot (30 cm)
Notes
- ^ The provincial government purported officially to change the name of the province but did not formally invoke procedures mandated in the Constitution for what would have amounted to a constitutional change, the names of the provinces being laid down there. The name "Oro" has nevertheless come into widespread use just as, indeed, the similarly informal and at one time widely used "North Solomons Province" for Bougainville Province has somewhat fallen into desuetude.
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