Kimbe

Kimbe is the capital of the province of West New Britain in , and the largest settlement on the island. The bustling town of Kimbe is the third largest port in Papua New Guinea and is the fastest growing city in the South Pacific.
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Kimbe

Latitude
-5.5563° or 5° 33′ 23″ south
Longitude
150.153° or 150° 9′ 11″ east
Population
40,400
Elevation
27 metres (89 feet)
United Nations Location Code
PG KIM
Open location code
6R6GC5V3+F5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 292048808
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
2093967
Wiki­data ID
Q59718
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Kimbe” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: كيمبي
  • Armenian: Կիմբե
  • Breton: Kimbe
  • Breton: Kokopo
  • Catalan: Kimbe
  • Cebuano: Kimbe (kapital sa lalawigan)
  • Cebuano: Kimbe
  • Chinese: 金貝
  • Chinese: 金贝
  • Dutch: Kimbe
  • Egyptian Arabic: كيمبى
  • Finnish: Kimbe
  • French: Kimbe
  • Galician: Kimbe
  • German: Kimbe
  • Italian: Kimbe Urban
  • Italian: Kimbe
  • Japanese: キンビ
  • Japanese: キンベ
  • Korean: 킴베
  • Lithuanian: Kimbė
  • Mingrelian: კიმბე
  • Occitan (post 1500): Kimbe
  • Persian: کیمبه
  • Polish: Kimbe
  • Portuguese: Kimbe
  • Russian: Кимбе
  • Slovenian: Kimbe
  • Spanish: Kimbe
  • Swedish: Kimbe
  • Tok Pisin: Kimbe
  • Ukrainian: Кімбе
  • Urdu: کمبے

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