Which country or map area contains Northern?
Northern is shown within Papua New Guinea in the atlas dataset.
- Country or map area
- Papua New Guinea
- Region name
- Northern
- Approximate latitude
- 9.0° south
- Approximate longitude
- 148.2° east
- Country capital
- Port Moresby
- Country currency
- Papua New Guinean kina
- World region
- Melanesia
Quick answers about Northern
What kind of place is Northern?
It is shown in this atlas as a first-level state, province or administrative region.
Where is Northern on the globe?
Its approximate map centre is 9.0° south latitude and 148.2° east longitude.
What is the capital of Papua New Guinea?
The country capital is Port Moresby.
Sources and review
Facts were last reviewed on 13 September 2026. Boundaries and state/province names use Natural Earth. Country reference fields use the Countries dataset. India boundary presentation follows the project’s stated Survey of India reference.