Kimbe
Kimbe | ||
Restorf Island |
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State : | Papua New Guinea | |
Province : | West New Britain | |
Coordinates : | 5 ° 33 ′ S , 150 ° 9 ′ E | |
Height : | 4 m | |
Residents : | 27,191 (2013) | |
Time zone : | AEST (UTC + 10) | |
Postal code : | 621 | |
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Kimbe is the ninth largest city in Papua New Guinea and the capital of the province of West New Britain on the island of New Britain . It has the third largest port in Papua New Guinea and is one of the fastest growing cities in the South Pacific . The city is located in the so-called. Coral Triangle at the Kimbe Bay , which is why there are more than 60% of the coral species of the entire Indo-Pacific occur.