Current Date And Time In Madang Province, Papua New Guinea
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
21:59:40 PGT
Capital: Madang
Currency: Papua New Guinean Kina (PGK)
Timezone: UTC +10:00 (PGT)
Population: 548,000
Area: 28,886.00 km²
State Code: MPM
Checking official public holidays and bank closures for Madang Province, Papua New Guinea? This regional holiday guide tracks statutory non-working days, live public calendars, and local holiday rules for Madang Province.
Corporate offices, banks, and public services throughout Madang Province align operating hours with official statutory non-working day notifications. In Madang Province, statutory fixed-date public holidays (including Independence Day on September 16) mandate official non-working status for banks and government departments.
This is Papua New Guinea's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Papua New Guinea's country-level holiday page — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply uniformly across Madang Province and the rest of Papua New Guinea, not a separate Madang Province-specific calendar.
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These are Papua New Guinea's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Papua New Guinea's country holiday page — mandated by national labor law and applicable across every state and city in Papua New Guinea, including Madang Province. These non-working days apply to government administrative offices, commercial banking institutions, and schools statewide.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independence Day | September 16 | National Public Holiday | Full National Closure | www.pm.gov.pg |
Public holiday schedules in Madang Province combine statutory nationwide non-working days with regional observances. Commercial banks, government offices, and educational institutions in Madang Province observe mandatory statutory closures on national days.
A statutory holiday falling on a weekend in Madang Province doesn't simply disappear — Papua New Guinea's gazette process typically shifts the observed non-working day to the nearest Monday.
As Madang Province's capital, Madang observes the identical statutory calendar — there's no separate capital-city holiday list distinct from the rest of Madang Province.