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Oro Province, formerly (and officially still) Northern Province, is a coast
Coast

The coast is defined as that part of the land adjoining or near the ocean or its saltwater arms. A precise line that can be called a coastline cannot be determined due to the process of tides....
al province
Province

A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state....
 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 ....
. The provincial capital is Popondetta
Popondetta

Popondetta is the capital of Oro Province in Papua New Guinea.In 1951 the town became the focus of relief efforts after nearby Mount Lamington erupted and killed 4,000 people....
. The province covers 22,800 kmē, 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
Mount Lamington

Mount Lamington is an andesitic stratovolcano in the Oro Province of Papua New Guinea. The forested peak of the volcano had not been recognised as such until its devastating volcanic eruption in 1951 that caused about 3,000 deaths....
. 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
Buna, Papua New Guinea

Buna is a village in Oro Province, Papua New Guinea. It was the site of the Battle of Buna-Gona during World War II....
, Gona
Gona

Gona is a coastal village in Oro Province, Papua New Guinea....
 and Sanananda
Sanananda

Sanananda is a village on the coast of Oro Province, Papua New Guinea....
 campaigns are particularly well remembered.

Oro is the only province in which the Anglican Church is the major religious denomination.






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Oro Province, formerly (and officially still) Northern Province, is a coast
Coast

The coast is defined as that part of the land adjoining or near the ocean or its saltwater arms. A precise line that can be called a coastline cannot be determined due to the process of tides....
al province
Province

A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state....
 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 ....
. The provincial capital is Popondetta
Popondetta

Popondetta is the capital of Oro Province in Papua New Guinea.In 1951 the town became the focus of relief efforts after nearby Mount Lamington erupted and killed 4,000 people....
. The province covers 22,800 kmē, 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
Mount Lamington

Mount Lamington is an andesitic stratovolcano in the Oro Province of Papua New Guinea. The forested peak of the volcano had not been recognised as such until its devastating volcanic eruption in 1951 that caused about 3,000 deaths....
. 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
Buna, Papua New Guinea

Buna is a village in Oro Province, Papua New Guinea. It was the site of the Battle of Buna-Gona during World War II....
, Gona
Gona

Gona is a coastal village in Oro Province, Papua New Guinea....
 and Sanananda
Sanananda

Sanananda is a village on the coast of Oro Province, Papua New Guinea....
 campaigns are particularly well remembered.

Oro is the only province in which the Anglican Church is the major religious denomination. Oil palm
Oil palm

The oil palms comprise two species of the Arecaceae, or palm family. They are used in commercial agriculture in the production of palm oil. The African Oil Palm Elaeis guineensis is native to west Africa, occurring between Angola and Gambia, while the American Oil Palm Elaeis oleifera is native to tropical Central America and South A...
 is the principal primary industry.

Rivers

  • Waria River
    Waria River

    The Waria River is a river in Oro Province and Morobe Province in south-eastern Papua New Guinea. It flows into the Solomon Sea. The river is fast-flowing with heavy sediment....