Madang is the capital of Madang Province

Madang Province

Madang is a province on the northern coast of mainland Papua New Guinea. The province has many of the country's highest peaks, active volcanoes and its biggest mix of languages...

 and is a town with a population of 27,420 (in 2005) on the north coast of Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea

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. It was first settled by the Germans

Germany

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 in the 19th century.

Madang is the home of Divine Word University

Divine Word University

Divine Word University is a national Catholic university in Papua New Guinea. It is one of the newest tertiary institutions in the country. It was established as a university by an Act of Parliament in 1996. The university is ecumenical and coeducational, and is under the leadership of the Divine...

. The University accepts local and international students.
Russia

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n biologist

Biologist

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 Nicholai Miklukho-Maklai

Nicholai Miklukho-Maklai

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 was probably the first European to visit the area. In 1871 he stayed at Astrolabe Bay

Astrolabe Bay

Astrolabe Bay is a large body of water off the south coast of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea, located at . It is a part of the Bismarck Sea and stretches from the Cape Iris in the south to the Cape Croisilles to the north. It was discovered in 1827 by Jules Dumont d'Urville and named after his...

 just south of present day Madang for 15 months.