Madang

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Madang
Town
Coastwatchers Memorial Lighthouse, Kalibobo, Madang
Madang Location in Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: 5°13′S 145°48′E / 5.217°S 145.800°E / -5.217; 145.800
Country	Papua New Guinea
Province	Madang Province
District	Madang District
Established	1884
Elevation	3 m (10 ft)
Population  (2013)
• Total	29,339
Time zone	UTC+10 (AEST)
Climate	Af

Madang (old German name: Friedrich-Wilhelmshafen)^[1] is the capital of Madang Province and is a town with a population of 27,420 (in 2005) on the north coast of Papua New Guinea. It was first settled by the Germans in the 19th century.