Gulf Province

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Location of Gulf Province in Papua New Guinea
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Location of Gulf Province in Papua New Guinea

Gulf Province is a province of Papua New Guinea located on the southern coast. The provincial capital is Kerema. The 34,500 km2 province is dominated by mountains, lowland river deltas, and grassland flood plains, the Kikiori, Turama, Purari and Vaiala rivers all meet the sea in the Gulf Province. The province has the second-smallest population of all the provinces of Papua New Guinea with 106,898 inhabitants (2000 census).


 
Provinces of Papua New Guinea
Central | Eastern Highlands | East New Britain | East Sepik | Enga | Gulf | Madang | Manus | Milne Bay | Morobe | New Ireland | North Solomons (Bougainville) | Oro (Northern) | Sandaun (West Sepik) | Simbu (Chimbu) | Southern Highlands | Western | Western Highlands | West New Britain | National Capital District