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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B8%D8%A9_%D8%AA%D8%B4%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A8%D9%88" title="محافظة تشيمبو – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="محافظة تشيمبو" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimbu_S%C3%A9ng" title="Chimbu Séng – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Chimbu Séng" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B1%D1%83" title="Симбу – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Симбу" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimbu_Province" title="Chimbu Province – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Chimbu Province" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimbu" title="Chimbu – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Chimbu" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimbu_Province" title="Chimbu Province – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Chimbu Province" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimbu_provints" title="Chimbu provints – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Chimbu provints" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provincia_de_Simbu" title="Provincia de Simbu – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Provincia de Simbu" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simbu" title="Simbu – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Simbu" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simbu" title="Simbu – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Simbu" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86_%DA%86%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%A8%D9%88" title="استان چیمبو – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="استان چیمبو" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simbu" title="Simbu – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Simbu" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simbu" title="Simbu – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Simbu" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%8B%AC%EB%B6%80%EC%A3%BC" title="심부주 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="심부주" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinsi_Simbu" title="Provinsi Simbu – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Provinsi Simbu" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provincia_di_Chimbu" title="Provincia di Chimbu – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Provincia di Chimbu" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%A1%E1%83%98%E1%83%9B%E1%83%91%E1%83%A3" title="სიმბუ – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="სიმბუ" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simbu_provincija" title="Simbu provincija – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Simbu provincija" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simbu" title="Simbu – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Simbu" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimbu" title="Chimbu – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Chimbu" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%96%E5%B7%9E" title="シンブ州 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="シンブ州" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimbu_provinsiyasi" title="Chimbu provinsiyasi – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Chimbu provinsiyasi" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%A8%D9%88_%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%A8%DB%81" title="شمبو صوبہ – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="شمبو صوبہ" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tpi mw-list-item"><a href="https://tpi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simbu" title="Simbu – Tok Pisin" lang="tpi" hreflang="tpi" data-title="Simbu" data-language-autonym="Tok Pisin" 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style="width:6em;left:4px"><div>Chimbu Province</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">Location within Papua New Guinea</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Chimbu_Province&params=6_26_S_145_0_E_region:PG_type:city(376473)"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">6°26′S</span> <span class="longitude">145°0′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">6.433°S 145.000°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">-6.433; 145.000</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea" title="Papua New Guinea">Papua New Guinea</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data">1966</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Capital</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kundiawa" title="Kundiawa">Kundiawa</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Districts_and_LLGs_of_Papua_New_Guinea" class="mw-redirect" title="Districts and LLGs of Papua New Guinea">Districts</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="collapsible-list mw-collapsible" style="text-align: left;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold;"><div>List</div></div> <ul class="mw-collapsible-content" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin-left: 0;"><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">Chauve District</li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><a href="/wiki/Gumine_District" title="Gumine District">Gumine District</a></li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><a href="/wiki/Karimui-Nomane_District" title="Karimui-Nomane District">Karimui-Nomane District</a></li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><a href="/wiki/Kerowagi_District" title="Kerowagi District">Kerowagi District</a></li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><a href="/wiki/Kundiawa-Gembogl_District" title="Kundiawa-Gembogl District">Kundiawa-Gembogl District</a></li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><a href="/wiki/Sina_Sina-Yonggomugl_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Sina Sina-Yonggomugl District">Sina Sina-Yonggomugl District</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Governor</th><td class="infobox-data">Noah Kool-</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">6,112 km<sup>2</sup> (2,360 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2011 census)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">376,473</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">62/km<sup>2</sup> (160/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B10" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+10">UTC+10</a> (<a href="/wiki/Time_in_Australia" title="Time in Australia">AEST</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Human_Development_Index" title="Human Development Index">HDI</a> (2018)</th><td class="infobox-data">0.557<sup id="cite_ref-GlobalDataLab_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GlobalDataLab-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239334494">@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}</style><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#fc0">medium</span> · <a href="/wiki/List_of_provinces_of_Papua_New_Guinea_by_Human_Development_Index" title="List of provinces of Papua New Guinea by Human Development Index">9th of 22</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Chimbu</b>, more frequently spelled <b>Simbu</b>, is a province in the <a href="/wiki/Highlands_Region" title="Highlands Region">Highlands Region</a> of <a href="/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea" title="Papua New Guinea">Papua New Guinea</a>. The province has an area of 6,112 km<sup>2</sup> and a population of 376,473 (2011 census). The capital of the province is <a href="/wiki/Kundiawa" title="Kundiawa">Kundiawa</a>. <a href="/wiki/Mount_Wilhelm" title="Mount Wilhelm">Mount Wilhelm</a>, the tallest mountain in Papua New Guinea is on the border of Eastern part of Simbu and the Western part of <a href="/wiki/Madang_Province" title="Madang Province">Madang Province</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chimbu_Province&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Chimbu is located in the central highlands <a href="/wiki/Cordillera" title="Cordillera">cordillera</a> of Papua New Guinea. It shares geographic and political boundaries with five provinces: <a href="/wiki/Jiwaka_Province" title="Jiwaka Province">Jiwaka</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Highlands_(Papua_New_Guinea)" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Highlands (Papua New Guinea)">Eastern Highlands</a>, <a href="/wiki/Southern_Highlands_(Papua_New_Guinea)" class="mw-redirect" title="Southern Highlands (Papua New Guinea)">Southern Highlands</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gulf_Province" title="Gulf Province">Gulf</a> and <a href="/wiki/Madang_Province" title="Madang Province">Madang</a>. It is a significant source of organically produced <a href="/wiki/Coffee" title="Coffee">coffee</a>. </p><p>Chimbu is a province with limited natural resources and very rugged mountainous terrain. The economic progress of the province has been slower than some other highlands provinces. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chimbu_Province&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are seven secondary schools in the province: Kondiu Rosary, Yauwe Moses, Kerowagi, Muaina, Gumine, Mt Willem and Kundiawa Day Secondary School. The province also has many high and primary schools. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Districts_and_LLGs">Districts and LLGs</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chimbu_Province&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Districts and LLGs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The province is subdivided into six <a href="/wiki/Districts_and_LLGs_of_Papua_New_Guinea" class="mw-redirect" title="Districts and LLGs of Papua New Guinea">districts</a>, with each district further subdivided into 18 rural LLGs and 2 urban LLGs areas. Each of the RLLGs are headed by a President and Urban LLG by a Mayor. Each LLGs have various council wards represented by a councillor who sits in the Council Assembly. All the councillors are democratically elected and Presidents are elected in the Council Assembly. For <a href="/wiki/Census" title="Census">census</a> purposes, the LLG areas are again subdivided into wards and those into census units.<sup id="cite_ref-Highlands-2011_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Highlands-2011-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Final-2011_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Final-2011-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;" width="400"> <tbody><tr> <th>District</th> <th>District Capital</th> <th>LLG Name </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Chuave_District" title="Chuave District">Chuave District</a> </th> <th rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Chuave_District" title="Chuave District">Chuave</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Chuave_Rural_LLG" title="Chuave Rural LLG">Chuave Rural</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Elimbari_Rural_LLG" title="Elimbari Rural LLG">Elimbari Rural</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Siane_Rural_LLG" title="Siane Rural LLG">Siane Rural</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Gumine_District" title="Gumine District">Gumine District</a> </th> <th rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Gumine" class="mw-redirect" title="Gumine">Gumine</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Bomai-Gumai_Rural_LLG" class="mw-redirect" title="Bomai-Gumai Rural LLG">Bomai-Gumai Rural</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Gumine_Rural_LLG" title="Gumine Rural LLG">Gumine Rural</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mount_Digine_Rural_LLG" title="Mount Digine Rural LLG">Mount Digine Rural</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="3"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Salt_Nomane_Karamui_District&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Salt Nomane Karamui District (page does not exist)">Salt Nomane Karamui District</a> </th> <th rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Kilau" class="mw-redirect" title="Kilau">Kilau</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Karimui_Rural_LLG" title="Karimui Rural LLG">Karimui Rural</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nomane_Rural_LLG" title="Nomane Rural LLG">Nomane Rural</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Salt_Rural_LLG" title="Salt Rural LLG">Salt Rural</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Kerowagi_District" title="Kerowagi District">Kerowagi District</a> </th> <th rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Kerowagi" class="mw-redirect" title="Kerowagi">Kerowagi</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Gena-Waugla_Rural_LLG" class="mw-redirect" title="Gena-Waugla Rural LLG">Gena-Waugla Rural</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Upper-Lower_Koronigl_Rural_LLG" class="mw-redirect" title="Upper-Lower Koronigl Rural LLG">Upper-Lower Koronigl Rural</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kerowagi_Urban_LLG" title="Kerowagi Urban LLG">Kerowagi Urban</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kup_Rural_LLG" title="Kup Rural LLG">Kup Rural</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Kundiawa-Gembogl_District" title="Kundiawa-Gembogl District">Kundiawa-Gembogl District</a> </th> <th rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Kundiawa" title="Kundiawa">Kundiawa</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Kundiawa_Urban_LLG" title="Kundiawa Urban LLG">Kundiawa Urban</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mitnande_Rural_LLG" title="Mitnande Rural LLG">Mitnande Rural</a> (<a href="/wiki/Mount_Wilhelm_Rural_LLG" class="mw-redirect" title="Mount Wilhelm Rural LLG">Mount Wilhelm Rural</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Niglkande_Rural_LLG" title="Niglkande Rural LLG">Niglkande Rural</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Waiye_Rural_LLG" title="Waiye Rural LLG">Waiye Rural</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Sina_Sina-Yonggomugl_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Sina Sina-Yonggomugl District">Sina Sina-Yonggomugl District</a> </th> <th rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Yonggomugl" class="mw-redirect" title="Yonggomugl">Yonggomugl</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Tabare_Rural_LLG" title="Tabare Rural LLG">Tabare Rural</a> (Sinasina) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Suai_Rural_LLG" title="Suai Rural LLG">Suai Rural</a> (Suwai) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Yonggomugl_Rural_LLG" title="Yonggomugl Rural LLG">Yonggomugl Rural</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Political_governance_and_administration">Political governance and administration</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chimbu_Province&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Political governance and administration"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Chimbu_provincial_leaders">Chimbu provincial leaders</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chimbu_Province&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Chimbu provincial leaders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The province was governed by a decentralised provincial administration, headed by a Premier, from 1977 to 1995. Following reforms taking effect that year, the national government reassumed some powers, and the role of Premier was replaced by a position of Governor, to be held by the winner of the province-wide seat in the <a href="/wiki/National_Parliament_of_Papua_New_Guinea" title="National Parliament of Papua New Guinea">National Parliament of Papua New Guinea</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Premiers_(1976–1995)"><span id="Premiers_.281976.E2.80.931995.29"></span>Premiers (1976–1995)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chimbu_Province&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Premiers (1976–1995)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th><b>Premier</b> </th> <th><b>Term</b> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Siwi_Kurondo&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Siwi Kurondo (page does not exist)">Siwi Kurondo</a></td> <td>1976–1978 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mathew_Siune&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mathew Siune (page does not exist)">Mathew Siune</a></td> <td>1978–1984 </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>provincial government suspended</i></td> <td>1984–1986 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Peter_Gul&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Peter Gul (page does not exist)">Peter Gul</a></td> <td>1986–1988 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=David_Mai&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="David Mai (page does not exist)">David Mai</a></td> <td>1988–1992 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Edward_Bare&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Edward Bare (page does not exist)">Edward Bare</a></td> <td>1992–1993 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Edward_Aba&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Edward Aba (page does not exist)">Edward Aba</a></td> <td>1993–1995 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Governors_(1995–present)"><span id="Governors_.281995.E2.80.93present.29"></span>Governors (1995–present)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chimbu_Province&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Governors (1995–present)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th><b>Governor</b> </th> <th><b>Term</b> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yauwe_Riyong&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Yauwe Riyong (page does not exist)">Yauwe Riyong</a></td> <td>1995–1997 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Louis_Ambane&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Louis Ambane (page does not exist)">Louis Ambane</a></td> <td>1997–1998 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Simeon_Wai&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Simeon Wai (page does not exist)">Simeon Wai</a></td> <td>1998–1999 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Louis_Ambane&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Louis Ambane (page does not exist)">Louis Ambane</a></td> <td>1999–2003 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alphonse_Willie&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Alphonse Willie (page does not exist)">Alphonse Willie</a></td> <td>2003–2004 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Peter_Launa&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Peter Launa (page does not exist)">Peter Launa</a></td> <td>2004–2007 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Garia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John Garia (page does not exist)">John Garia</a></td> <td>2007–2012 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Noah_Kool" title="Noah Kool">Noah Kool</a></td> <td>2012–2017 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Micheal_Dua_Bogai&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Micheal Dua Bogai (page does not exist)">Micheal Dua Bogai</a></td> <td>2017–2022 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Noah_Kool" title="Noah Kool">Noah Kool</a></td> <td>2022–present </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Members_of_the_National_Parliament">Members of the National Parliament</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chimbu_Province&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Members of the National Parliament"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The province and each district is represented by a Member of the <a href="/wiki/National_Parliament_of_Papua_New_Guinea" title="National Parliament of Papua New Guinea">National Parliament</a>. There is one provincial <a href="/wiki/Electoral_district" title="Electoral district">electorate</a> and each district is a local ("Open") electorate.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th><b>Electorate</b> </th> <th><b>Name</b> </th></tr> <tr> <td>Chimbu Provincial</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Noah_Kool" title="Noah Kool">Noah Kool</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Chuave_District" title="Chuave District">Chuave Open</a></td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=James_Nomane&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="James Nomane (page does not exist)">James Nomane</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Gumine_District" title="Gumine District">Gumine Open</a></td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dawa_Dekena&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dawa Dekena (page does not exist)">Dawa Dekena</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Salt_Nomane_Karamui_District&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Salt Nomane Karamui District (page does not exist)">Salt Nomane Karamui Open</a></td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Francis_Yori_Alua&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Francis Yori Alua (page does not exist)">Francis Yori Alua</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kerowagi_District" title="Kerowagi District">Kerowagi Open</a></td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Francis_Kikin_Siune&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Francis Kikin Siune (page does not exist)">Francis Kikin Siune</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kundiawa-Gembogl_District" title="Kundiawa-Gembogl District">Kundiawa-Gembogl Open</a></td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dilu_Muguwa&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dilu Muguwa (page does not exist)">Dilu Muguwa</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sina_Sina-Yonggomugl_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Sina Sina-Yonggomugl District">Sinasina-Yonggomugl Open</a></td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kerenga_Kua&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kerenga Kua (page does not exist)">Kerenga Kua</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chimbu_Province&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adumo" title="Adumo">Adumo</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chimbu_Province&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output 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