Editing Lae (section)

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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Lae
| other_name         = 
| settlement_type    = City
| image_skyline      = Lae scene.jpg
| image_alt          = 
| image_caption      = Lae City from the top of the Telikom Building (2014)
| image_map          = Lae City and Markham River (aerial view).png
| map_alt            = 
| map_caption        = 
| pushpin_map        = Papua New Guinea
| pushpin_relief     = 
| coordinates        = {{coord|06|43|49|S|147|00|03|E|region:PG|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt    = 
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within Papua New Guinea
| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = {{flag|Papua New Guinea}}
| subdivision_type1  = [[Provinces of Papua New Guinea|Province]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Morobe Province|Morobe]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[Districts and LLGs of Papua New Guinea|District]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Lae District|Lae]]
| subdivision_type3  = [[Districts and LLGs of Papua New Guinea|LLG]]
| subdivision_name3  = Lae Urban LLG
| area_total_km2     = 
| area_footnotes     = 
| population_total   = 104,000
| population_as_of   = 2023
| population_rank    = [[List of cities and towns in Papua New Guinea by population|2nd]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_urban   = 173,000
| demographics_type1 = 
| demographics1_title1 = [[Languages of Papua New Guinea|Main languages]]
| demographics1_info1 = 
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| established_date   = 
| leader_title       = 
| leader_name        = 
| elevation_m        = 8
| postal_code_type   = 
| postal_code        = 
| timezone1          = PGT
| utc_offset1        = +10
| blank_name         = [[Köppen climate classification|Climate]]
| blank_info         = [[Tropical rainforest climate|Af]]
| website            = 
}}
'''Lae''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|l|ɑː|eɪ|,_|ˈ|l|eɪ|i}},<ref>{{Dictionary.com|Lae|access-date=26 February 2014}}</ref> {{langx|de|Preußen-Reede}},<ref>{{Cite web |title=PAC German New Guinea Map |url=https://www.dcstamps.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/PAC-German-New-Guinea-Map.png |access-date=22 January 2025 |website=www.dcstamps.com}}</ref> later {{lang|de|Lehe}}) 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]] on the northern coast of [[Huon Gulf]]. It is at the start of the [[Highlands Highway]], which is the main land transport corridor between the [[Highlands Region]] and the coast. Lae is the largest cargo port of the country and is the industrial hub of Papua New Guinea. The city is known as the ''Garden City'' and home of the [[Papua New Guinea University of Technology]].<ref name="Morobe Province"/>