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Gulf Province is a province of Papua New Guinea
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Gulf Province is a province of Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands ....
 located on the southern coast. The provincial capital is Kerema
Kerema

Kerema is the capital of Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea. It is located on the coast of Gulf of Papua. The Gulf region is aptly named for its concave costline with large deltas....
. The 34,500 kmē province is dominated by mountain
Mountain

A mountain is a landform that stretches above the surrounding land in a limited area usually in the form of a peak. A mountain is generally steeper than a hill....
s, lowland river delta
River delta

A delta is a landform that is created at the mouth of a river where that river flows into an ocean, sea, estuary, lake, reservoir, flat arid area, or another river....
s, and grassland flood plains, the Kikiori, Turama, Purari
Purari River

The Purari is a river in that originates in the south central highlands of Papua New Guinea, flowing though the Gulf Province to the Gulf of Papua....
 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).