Simbang Explained

Simbang
Pushpin Map:Papua New Guinea
Coordinates:-6.5833°N 196°W
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Papua New Guinea
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Papua New Guinea
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Morobe Province
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics1 Title1:Main languages
Timezone1:AEST
Utc Offset1:+10
Blank Name:Climate
Blank Info:Af

Simbang is a village and a ward on the Huon Peninsula, in Yabim Mape Rural LLG, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea.[1]

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup . United Nations in Papua New Guinea . Humanitarian Data Exchange . 1.31.9 . 2018.
  2. Web site: Mission Logaweng. 2024-01-19.