Bumayong is an outer suburb of

Lae Lae () is the capital of Morobe Province and is the second-largest city in Papua New Guinea. It is located near the delta of the Markham River and at the start of the Highlands Highway, which is the main land transport corridor between the Highl ...

in the

Morobe Province Morobe Province is a province on the northern coast of Papua New Guinea. The provincial capital and largest city is Lae. The province covers 33,705 km2, with a population of 674,810 (2011 census), and since the division of Southern Highlands P ...

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

Location

Bumayong is located 12 km North of

on Independence Drive up the road from the

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on the Independence Drive loop. A

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crosses the

Busu River The Busu River is a river located near Wagang, Lae in Morobe Province of Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, In ...

on the road to the villages of Bualu and

Situm Situm is a government ex-servicemen block outside of Lae in Labuta Rural LLG, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. Geography Location Situm is located north-east of Lae, on The Bukawa-Finchaffen National Highway Road across the Busu rive ...

Lutheran Mission Training

There are three main Lutheran training locations in Lae; Martin Luther Seminary in Malahang, Balob Teachers College in Butibum and the Bumayong Lutheran High school Lutheran Church in Papua New Guinea
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Law and Order

In November 2011, large scale riots broke out in Lae following a petition and march on the Morobe Provincial Admin (Tutumang). The petition addressed four points, namely; # Lae city Authority Manager to be sacked for giving contracts to outsiders and not Morobeans. # Highlands PMV bus stop at Eriku to move to 9mile. # No more street selling in the city as it only breeds criminal activities. # Check on Lands Dept office and sack its staff for land corruption deals to Asians, outsiders etc. A

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reported in ''The National'' outlines the opinions of residents; :''"I call on Luther Wenge to take a bus ride from town to Eriku and see first-hand how the city is like"'' :''"“It is frustrating and scary for me as a woman to catch a PMV from Eriku to work"'' The violent riots have crippled Papua New Guinea's main industrial centre with widespread destruction of property and government is warning it may declare a state of emergency. More than 1000 people were left homeless as many homes in Bumayong were destroyed in two days of riots which left nine people dead.November 8, 2011, ''Nine die in PNG ethnic rioting'', Sydney Morning Herald http://www.smh.com.au/world/nine-die-in-png-ethnic-rioting-20111107-1n3x4.html accessed 7 Feb 2014 In 2013 the youths of Bumayong surrendered a large number of weapons including homemade pistols, wire catapults, a grenade and several kilos of Marijuana.medianiuginiEMTV12, 22 December 2013,
Lae: Bumayong Youths Surrender After Threat
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Traditional Land

The land around Bumayong belongs to the village of

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which is located 17 km on the Highlands Hwy. between Lae and the

Lae Nadzab Airport Lae Nadzab Airport is a regional airport located at Nadzab outside Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea along the Highlands Highway. It is served by both private and regional aircraft with domestic flights. The airport replaced the Lae Airfi ...

. Yalu land begins at Nine Mile settlement to Markham Bridge, over the mountains to West Taraka, Bumayong and Igam Army Barracks to Muya Primary School. Most of the land is occupied by settlers.R.M.I.T
Yalu Village and Surrounds, Morobe Province
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Bumayong Lutheran High School

In 1955 a

Conch (instrument) Conch, or conque, also known as a "seashell horn" or "shell trumpet", is a wind instrument that is made from a conch, the shell of several different kinds of sea snails. Their natural conical bore is used to produce a musical tone. Conch shell ...

band was formed at the Bumayong High School near the Lutheran headquarters.1983 Muhlenhard, E,''Local Music Should Be Promoted'' Weekend Nius i

accessed 7 February 2014 Missionaries in PNG expected all their congregations to learn to sing European hymns and German Lutherans improved singing through innovative use of traditional instrument, the conch-shell trumpet. The conch-shell band preserve German Lutheran hymnody.1987, ''Bikmaus'', Volume 7,Institute of Papua New Guinea StudiesNiles, D, 1998, ''The Conchshell Band as Preserver of German and Papua New Guinean Lutheran Traditions'' The World of Music Vol. 40, No. 2, Old Instruments in New Contexts. Verlag für Wissenschaft und Bildun

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Notable people

Gisuwat Siniwim was the former principal of Bumayong Lutheran High School and became a Member of Parliament for the People’s National Congress and Education Vice-Minister.31 OCTOBER 2013, ''Pay rise for PNG teachers'', Solomon Star accessed 7 February 2014

References

{{Lae Suburbs of Lae