Districts and LLGs of Papua New Guinea

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This page is a list of districts and Local-Level Government areas of Papua New Guinea. Papua New Guinea has 20 province-level divisions: 18 integrated provinces, the autonomous province of North Solomons (Bougainville) and the National Capital District. Each province has one or more districts, and each district has one or more Local Level Government areas. Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of sixteen sovereign states, holding each crown and title equally. ... The Governor-General of Papua New Guinea is the representative of Queen Elizabeth II, known in Tok Pisin as Missis Kwin, Papua New Guineas head of state, performing the same duties as the Queen in the United Kingdom. ... Sir Paulias Matane (born 1931) is the governor-general of Papua New Guinea since June 29, 2004. ... List of Prime Ministers of Papua New Guinea Sir Michael Somare (1975-1980) Sir Julius Chan (1980-1982) Sir Michael Somare (1982-1985) Paias Wingti (1985-1988) Sir Rabbie Namaliu (1988-1992) Paias Wingti (1992-1994) Sir Julius Chan (1994-1997) Bill Skate (1997-1999) Sir Mekere Morauta (1999-2002... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... The Cabinet of Papua New Guinea functions as the policy and decision-making body of the executive branch within the government system of Papua New Guinea. ... The National Parliament of Papua New Guinea is the unicameral national legislature in Papua New Guinea. ... Political parties in Papua New Guinea lists political parties in Papua New Guinea. ... Politics of Papua New Guinea Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Papua New Guinea ... General elections were held in Papua New Guinea from 30 June 2007 to 14 July 2007. ... The Supreme Court is the highest court of Papua New Guinea since 1975, replacing the High Court of Australia and the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council since 1902. ... Papua New Guinea is divided into twenty provinces (capitals in parentheses): North Solomons (Bougainville) (Arawa) Central (Port Moresby) Chimbu (Kundiawa) Eastern Highlands (Goroka) East New Britain (Rabaul) East Sepik (Wewak) Enga (Webag) Gulf (Kerema) Madang (Mandang) Manus (Lorengau) Milne Bay (Milne Bay) Morobe (Lae) National Capital District (Port Moresby) New... Papua New Guineas foreign policy reflects close ties with Australia and other traditional allies and cooperative relations with neighboring countries. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... Papua New Guinea is divided into twenty provinces (capitals in parentheses): North Solomons (Bougainville) (Arawa) Central (Port Moresby) Chimbu (Kundiawa) Eastern Highlands (Goroka) East New Britain (Rabaul) East Sepik (Wewak) Enga (Webag) Gulf (Kerema) Madang (Mandang) Manus (Lorengau) Milne Bay (Milne Bay) Morobe (Lae) National Capital District (Port Moresby) New... For other uses of Bougainville, see Bougainville. ... Location of the National Capital District in Papua New Guinea The National Capital District of Papua New Guinea is the incorporated area around Port Moresby, which is the capital of Papua New Guinea. ...

Province

Central Province

Image File history File links Flag_of_Central_Province_PNG.svg‎ File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Location of Central Province in Papua New Guinea Central Province is a province in Papua New Guinea located on the southern coast of that country. ...

Eastern Highlands Province

District map of Eastern Highlands Province

Image File history File links Flag_of_Eastern_Highlands. ... Goroka is a town in the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea. ... Kainantu is a small town in the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea. ...

East New Britain Province

Image File history File links Flag_of_East_New_Britain. ... Kokopo is the capital of East New Britain in Papua New Guinea. ... For the volcanic caldera within which Rabaul lies, see Rabaul caldera. ...

East Sepik Province

Wewak is the capital of the East Sepik region of Papua New Guinea. ...

Enga Province

Enga refers to both an ethnic group located in the highlands Papua New Guinea and the province in which they are the majority ethnic group. ... Wabag is a capital of Enga Province, Papua New Guinea. ...

Gulf Province

Gulf Province is a province of Papua New Guinea located on the southern coast. ... Kerema is a capital of Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea. ...

Madang Province

Location of Madang Province in Papua New Guinea Madang has many of Papua New Guineas highest peaks, its most active volcanos, and its biggest mix of languages (175). ... Madang Lighthouse Madang (old German name: Friedrich-Wilhelmshafen) is the capital of Madang Province and is a town with a population of 27,420 (in 2005) on the north coast of Papua New Guinea. ... Karkar Island is an oval-shaped volcanic island located in the Bismarck Sea, about 30 kilometres off the north coast of mainland Papua New Guinea in Madang Province. ...

Manus Province

Image File history File links Flag_of_Manus. ... Location of Manus Province in Papua New Guinea Manus Province is the smallest province in Papua New Guinea with a land area of 2100km², but with more than 220,000km² of water. ... Lorengau beach on Seeadler harbour Lorengau (2°10 S, 147°160 E) is the capital of the Manus Province of Papua New Guinea. ...

Milne Bay Province

Image File history File links Flag_of_Milne_Bay. ... Milne Bay is a province of Papua New Guinea. ... Alotau is the capital of Milne Bay Province, a province of Papua New Guinea. ... The Trobriand Islands are a 170 mi² archipelago of coral atolls off the eastern coast of New Guinea. ...

Morobe Province

Morobe Province is a province on the northern coast of Papua New Guinea. ... BULOLO, Once an important gold-dredging centre in the former Trust Territory of New Guinea, situated on the Bulolo River, a tributary of the Markham, about 32 kilometres miles north of Wau. ... Salamaua is a small town situated on the northeastern coastline of Papua New Guinea. ... Lae is the second largest city of Papua New Guinea with a population of approx 120,000. ...

New Ireland Province

District map of New Ireland Province

Image File history File links Flag_of_New_Ireland. ... Location of New Ireland Province in Papua New Guinea New Ireland Province, formerly New Mecklenburg (German: ) is the most northeastern province of Papua New Guinea. ... Kavieng is the capital of the Papua New Guinean province of New Ireland and the largest town on the island of the same name. ... Namatanai is a town on the island province of New Ireland in Papua New Guinea. ...

North Solomons Province

District map of North Solomons Province

Location of North Solomons (Bougainville) Province in Papua New Guinea The island and province Bougainville is part of Papua New Guinea and is the largest of the Solomon Islands group. ... Image File history File links Bvdistricts. ... Image File history File links Bvdistricts. ... The city of Arawa, and the port of Kieta, from space Arawa is the disputed capital and largest settlement in Bougainville Province in Papua New Guinea. ... Kieta is located on the eastern coast of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea, near the township of Arawa. ... Buka Township, with Sohano Island (Bottom left) and Buka Airport Situated on Buka Island, Buka is the war capital of Bougainville Province, Papua New Guinea. ...

Oro (Northern) Province

District map of Oro Province

Oro Province, formerly Northern Province, is a coastal province of Papua New Guinea. ... Popondetta is the capital of Oro (Northern) Province in Papua New Guinea. ... For the 2006 Australian movie see Kokoda (film). ...

Simbu Province

Image File history File links Flag_of_Chimbu. ... Location of Simbu (Chimbu) Province in Papua New Guinea Simbu, formerly known as Chimbu, is a highland province in Papua New Guinea. ... Kundiawa is the capital, and only town of note, in Chimbu prefecture with a population of about 5,000. ...

Southern Highlands Province

Southern Highlands is a province in Papua New Guinea. ... Mendi, Papua New Guinea, is the provincial capital of the Southern Highlands Province, and is also the name of one of the seven districts of that province. ...

Sandaun (West Sepik) Province

Sandaun Province, formerly known as West Sepik, is the north-westernmost province of Papua New Guinea. ... Aitape is a small town of about 8,000 people on the north coast of Papua New Guinea in the Sandaun province. ... Telefomin is a station town on the border of Sandaun and Gulf Provinces in Papua New Guinea. ... Vanimo town from the air Vanimo is the capital of Sandaun province in Papua New Guinea. ...

West New Britain Province

Image File history File links Flag_of_West_New_Britain. ... Kimbe is the capital of the province of West New Britain in Papua New Guinea. ...

Western (Fly) Province

District map of Western Province

Image File history File links Flag_of_Western_Province_PNG.svg‎ File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Location of Western Province in Papua New Guinea Western Province is a coastal province in southwestern Papua New Guinea, bordering the Indonesian province of Papua. ... The North Fly District of the Western Province of Papua New Guinea is the northernmost, smallest, and arguably the most remote of the three districts of the province. ... The Middle Fly District of the Western Province of Papua New Guinea is a large, coastal district that forms the central area of the Fly River basin. ... Daru is the name of an island in the Western Province of Papua New Guinea, the town on the island goes by the same name and is the capital of the Province. ...

Western Highlands Province

Image File history File links Flag_of_Western_Highlands. ... Western Highlands is a province of Papua New Guinea. ... The plane, Canberra, before the 1933 expedition to Mount Hagen This article is about the city. ...

References

• Mapping Application with a lot of detail down to the LLG level
• Local Level Government list – Inter Government relations department of PNG
• PNG Business Directory
• List of District Capitals
• Schedule of Polling for 2007 election – PNG Electoral Commission (document contains LLG details)