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Madang

Also known as Friedrich-Wilhelmshafen

Madang is a port town on the north coast of Papua New Guinea. Founded by the Germans as Friedrich-Wilhelmshafen, it was the seat of the German New Guinea Company's administration in the 1890s. Occupied by Australia in 1914 and by Japan from 1942 to 1944, it is now the capital of Madang Province.

Madang
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German New Guinea

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Madang. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/madang
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“Madang.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/madang. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Madang.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/madang.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Madang’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/madang (Accessed: ).

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