Simbang is a village and a ward on the Huon Peninsula, in Yabim Mape Rural LLG, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea.[1]
Simbang | |
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  Simbang Location within Papua New Guinea | |
| Coordinates: 6°35′S 147°49′E / 6.583°S 147.817°E | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea |
| Province | Morobe Province |
| Time zone | UTC+10 (AEST) |
| Climate | Af |
In 1886, the first Lutheran mission station was built near Simbang by Johann Flierl. So Simbang was the starting point of Christianization in Papua New Guinea.[2]
References
edit- ^ United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.
- ^ "Mission Logaweng". Retrieved 2024-01-19.
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