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Village in Papua-New Guinea Place in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
Simbang
Simbang is located in Papua New GuineaSimbangSimbangLocation 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.

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.

References

  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.


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