Morobe
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The flag of Morobe Province represents the most populous province in Papua New Guinea. Its capital, Lae, is the country's second-largest city and main industrial centre. Morobe stretches from the Huon Gulf coast up into the mountainous Finisterre Range. The province was a major battleground during World War II, and the Markham Valley is a key agricultural area. Gold mining has historically been important, with the Wau-Bulolo goldfields attracting miners from the 1920s onwards.
In the 1930s, the Wau-Bulolo goldfield in Morobe was so remote that entire gold dredges were flown in piece by piece, making it the world's largest airlift operation at the time.
Adopted: 1975
