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{{more citations needed|date=October 2016}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Bulolo | other_name = | image_skyline = Bulolo.png | image_alt = | image_caption = A satellite image of Bulolo | image_map = | map_alt = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Papua New Guinea | pushpin_relief = | coordinates = {{coord|7|12|0|S|146|38|48|E|region:PG-MPL_type:city(20000)|display=inline}} | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location within Papua New Guinea | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = [[Papua New Guinea]] | subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Papua New Guinea|Province]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Morobe Province]] | subdivision_type2 = [[Districts and LLGs of Papua New Guinea|District]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Bulolo District]] | area_total_km2 = | area_footnotes = | population_total = 20,000 | population_as_of = 2010 est. | population_rank = | population_footnotes = | population_density_km2 = auto | demographics_type1 = | demographics1_title1 = [[Languages of Papua New Guinea|Main languages]] | demographics1_info1 = | demographics1_title2 = | demographics1_info2 = | established_title = Established | established_date = ~1930 | leader_title = | leader_name = | elevation_m = 700 | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | timezone1 = [[Time in Australia|AEST]] | utc_offset1 = +10 | website = | blank_name = Location | blank_info = * {{convert|43|km|abbr=on}} south of [[Lae]] * {{convert|32|km|abbr=on}} north-west of [[Wau, Papua New Guinea|Wau]] | blank1_name = Annual rainfall | blank1_info = {{convert|1600|mm|in|sigfig=4|abbr=on}} | blank2_name = [[Köppen climate classification|Climate]] | blank2_info = [[Tropical rainforest climate|Af]] }} '''Bulolo''' is a town in [[Wau-Bulolo Urban LLG]], [[Morobe Province]], [[Papua New Guinea]]. It was once an important [[gold]] [[dredging]] centre in the former [[Territory of New Guinea]],<ref>[http://www.mra.gov.pg/GeologyMining/MiningHistory/tabid/119/Default.aspx Mining History] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100717144257/http://www.mra.gov.pg/GeologyMining/MiningHistory/tabid/119/Default.aspx |date=July 17, 2010 }}, MRA</ref> situated on the [[Bulolo River]], a tributary of the [[Markham River]], about {{convert|32|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} north-west of [[Wau, Papua New Guinea|Wau]]. The town is served by [[Bulolo Airport]]. Built in June 1930, the Bulolo strip was originally 1,150 yards by 120 yards. In 2010 it had an estimated population of 20,000. Currently, the town's major industries includes [[forestry]], with the PNG Forest Products Limited the main enterprise. There is also an [[Insect Farming and Trading Agency]], which promotes [[insect farming]] and conservation.
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