Papua New Guinea postal Code

Papua New Guinea officially known as the Independent State of Papua New Guinea is a country in Oceania located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean on north of Australia. Port Moresby is the capital and largest city in Papua New Guinea. The other important cities in Papua New Guinea are Lae, Arawa, Mt Hagen, Popondetta, Madang, Kokopo, Mendi, Kimbe, Goroka, Wewak, Bulolo, etc.

The official languages of the country in Papua New Guinea are English, Hiri Motu, and PNG. The other recognized regional languages in Papua New Guinea are Tok Pisin, Spain, Portuguese, etc. Papua New Guinea is well known for its unique way of celebrating its festivals like the Sepik Crocodile Festival, National Mask Festival, Baining Firedance Festival, The Enga Cultural Festival, Kenu and Kundu Festival, Mount Hagen Show, Goroka Show, etc. Many foreigners or travelers also take part in the celebration and enjoy it.

The official name of the postal service in Papua New Guinea is Post PNG. The postal service in Papua New Guinea was introduced in 1996. Papua New Guinea consists of four regions that are not the primary administrative divisions. The entire nation was divided into 22 province-level divisions. Out of it, 12 provinces are autonomous regions of Bougainville and the National Capital District. Each province is again subdivided into one or more districts which in turn split into local-level government areas. At first, there was so much controversy over the places which were registered under the postal code office, but then slowly every region in Papua New Guinea got its postal codes. The pin code is segregated in such a way that each of the postal codes is.

Land Area

Papua New Guinea is ranked as the 54th largest country in the world. It has a total land area of 4,62,840 km2, which comes to around a total of 51,78,700 mi2. The entire country was divided into four regions. It was further divided into 22 provinces and again subdivided into local-level governments. It was further subdivided into cities, towns, and municipalities. The names of the 22 provinces in Papua New Guinea are Central, Chimbu, Eastern Highlands, East New Britain, East Sepik, Enga, Gulf, Madang, Manus, Milne Bay, Morobe, New Ireland, Northern (Oro Province), Bougainville (autonomous region), Southern Highlands, Western Province, Western Highlands, West New Britain, West Sepik, National Capital District, Hela, and Jiwaka,

Water Area

Papua New Guinea has a total water area of 2 %. The major sources of water include groundwater, lakes, rainwater, rivers, snow, soil moisture springs, streams, water, waterfall, wetlands, etc. Papua New Guinea has more than 5,383 lakes. Many lakes have developed as tourist spots. The names of the lakes are Chambri Lakes, Lake Kopiago, Lake Kutubu, Lake Guri, Lake Hargy, Lake Murray, Balbi, Billy Mitchell Crater Lake, Dakataua, Loloru, Victory, etc. Many lakes are small in area and contain a minimum volume of water. Most of these lakes are freshwater and very few are salt lakes.

Mountains

Papua New Guinea contains more than 978 named mountains. The highest peak is Mount Wilhelm which is 4,509 meters (14,793 feet). The prominent mountain is Boising which is about 4,150 meters (13,615 feet). The other major mountains in Papua New Guinea are Mount Giluwe, Mount Sarawaget, Mount Kabangama, Mount Bangeta, Mount Victoria, Mount Albert Edward, Capella, Mount Kubor, Mount Suckling, HP New Ireland, Ulawun, etc.

Postal Stamps

List of postal and courier services in Papua New Guinea:

• DHL Express Service Point
• TNT Air Cargo Takubar
• Kokoda Post Office