Simbu Province

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Simbu Province

Simbu, also known as (and officially named) Chimbu, is a Highlands Region

Highlands Region

Highlands Region is one of four regions of Papua New Guinea.It comprises:* Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea * Enga Province* Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea ...
province in 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 province has an area of 6,100 km² and a population of 259,703 (2000 census). The capital of the province is Kundiawa

Kundiawa

Kundiawa is the capital of Simbu Province, Papua New Guinea, with a population of 8,147 . It lies along the Highlands Highway approximately halfway between Goroka and Mount Hagen, respectively the capitals of the Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea and Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea provinces....
. Mount Wilhelm

Mount Wilhelm

Mount Wilhelm is one of the highest mountains in Papua New Guinea at . It is part of the Bismarck Range and the peak is the point where three provinces intersect, Simbu Province, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea and Madang Province....
, the tallest mountain in Papua New Guinea, is on the border of Simbu.

Geography
Simbu in the local dialect really means Sipuuuu, which means "thank you". Simbu is located in the central highlands cordillera

Cordillera

A cordillera is an extensive chain of mountains or mountain ranges, that runs along a coastline . It comes from the Spanish language word cordilla, which is a diminutive of cuerda, or "cord"....
of Papua New Guinea.

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Geography

Simbu in the local dialect really means Sipuuuu, which means "thank you". Simbu is located in the central highlands cordillera

Cordillera

Western Highlands (Papua New Guinea)

Western Highlands is a province of Papua New Guinea. The provincial capital is Mount Hagen. The province covers an area of 8,500 km?, and there are 440,025 inhabitants , making the Western Highlands one of the most densely populated provinces....
, Eastern Highlands, Southern Highlands

Southern Highlands (Papua New Guinea)

Southern Highlands is a province in Papua New Guinea. Its provincial capital is the town of Mendi. According to Papua New Guinea's national 2000 census, the total population of Southern Highlands is 546,265 spread across 23,800 square kilometers , which makes it the most highly populated province in the country....
, Gulf

Gulf Province

Gulf Province is a province of Papua New Guinea located on the southern coast. The provincial capital is Kerema. The 34,500 km? province is dominated by mountains, lowland river deltas, and grassland flood plains, the Kikiori River, Turama River, Purari River and Vaiala River rivers all meet the sea known as the Papuan Gulf....
and Madang

Madang Province

Madang is a province on the northern coast of mainland Papua New Guinea. The province has many of the country's highest peaks, active volcanoes and its biggest mix of languages....
. It is a significant source of organically produced coffee

Coffee

Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted seeds, commonly called coffee beans, of the Coffea. Caffeinated coffee has a stimulating effect in humans....
.

Simbu 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.

Education

Simbu, although lacking natural resources, is able to contribute more in human resources and can now boast to have some of the country's top brains. Simbus are working in world renowned institutions world wide, from the United States to the United Kingdom. There are three secondary schools in the province: Kondiu Rosary Secondary School, Yauwe Moses Secondary School and Kerowagi Secondary School.

Politics

The current governor, John Garia, was elected in the 2007 national election

Papua New Guinean general election, 2007

General elections were held in Papua New Guinea from 30 June 2007 to 14 July 2007.For the first time, the election did not use first past the post , but rather preferential voting, in which voters number their three most preferred candidates....
under the new Limited Preferential Voting (LPV) system. The Governor is the head of the provincial government. The provincial bureaucracy is headed by the provincial administrator. The current acting administrator is Joseph Kunda Naur, a former educationist. He is from the Endugla/Naur tribe.

The provincial headquarters is Kundiawa, which is also the location of the province's main airport. Air Niugini

Air Niugini

Air Niugini Limited is the national airline of Papua New Guinea, based in Port Moresby. It operates a domestic network from Port Moresby and Lae, as well as international services in Asia, Oceania, and Australia....
makes three flights to Kundiawa each week. There are many guest houses within the proximity of Kundiawa town.

Districts

There are 6 districts in the province and each district is represented by a Member of the National Parliament

National Parliament of Papua New Guinea

The National Parliament of Papua New Guinea is the unicameral parliament national legislature in Papua New Guinea. It was first created in 1964 as the House of Assembly of Papua and New Guinea, but gained its current name with the granting of independence in 1975....
. The districts are Kerowagi, Kundiawa, Sinasina-Yonggamugl, Chuave, Gumine and Karimui-Nomane.

The Members of Parliament elected at the 2007 election

Papua New Guinean general election, 2007

Hon. Joe Mek Teine (Kundiawa)
Hon. Guma Wau (Kerowagi)
Hon. Dewe (Lucas) Dekena (Gumine)
Hon. Posi Menai (Karimui-Nomane)
Hon. Jeffery Nape (Sinasina-Yonggamugl) - Speaker of National Parliament
Hon. Jim Nomane (Chuave)
Hon. Fr. John Garia (Chimbu Provincial) - Governor of Simbu Province

Kerowagi

Kerowagi is located geographically towards the western part of the province and shares common administrative, political, economic and geographic features with Western Highlands Province. It is in the famous Waghi Valley, with Digine-Kubor Range to the south and Drekore Range to the north. It is regarded as one of the fertile valleys where cash crops are grown in abundance. The native people speak the Kuman language

Kuman language (New Guinea)

Kuman is a language of Simbu Province, Papua New Guinea, also known as Simbu or Chimbu. , it was spoken by about 80,000 people, 10,000 of which were monolinguals....
, which is their original dialect. The original tribes of the Kerowagi district are Siambugla-Waugla, Kombuku, Gena, Bandi, Kumai, Endugla No. 2, Bindeku, Graiku, Siglku, Kamaneku, Paglau and Dagle.

There are two secondary schools, Kondiu Rosary and Kerowagi, with many "top up" primary schools acting as feeder schools. Most locals are either self-employed or engaged in small scale economic activity. The district has some of the province's best road networks. One of the roads was sealed in 2004. Of all the districts in Simbu Province, Kerowagi is said to be developing at a much faster rate then the others. This is basically due to the fertility of the valley and its access to infrastructure, improved and established road networks, and mindset of the people and community. Most of the locals are coffee

Coffee

Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted seeds, commonly called coffee beans, of the Coffea. Caffeinated coffee has a stimulating effect in humans....
growers and work their own smallholder blocks. The coffee season starts from as early as March to end of June and this period is normally referred to as six-mun. The local people are benefiting from recent increases in the world price of coffee. Apart from coffee, they are also engaged in producing spices and other market produce for local consumers. The biggest health clinic in the district is St. Joseph Mingende Rural Hospital. Its status was changed from health centre to rural hospital in 2000, with a full time medical doctor.