East Sepik is a province in Papua New Guinea. Its capitol is Wewak. East Sepik has an estimated population of 341,583 people and is roughly 42,800 km square in size. Wewak is the capital of the East Sepik region of Papua New Guinea. ...
Geography
Wewak, the provincial capital, is located on the coast of East Sepik. There are a scattering of islands off shore, and coastal ranges dominate the landscape just inland of the coast. The remainder of the province's geography is dominated by the Sepik River, which is one of the largest rivers in the world in terms of water flow and is known for flooding -- the river's level can alter by as much as five meters in the course of the year as it rises and falls. The southern areas of the province are taken up by the Huntsteins and other mountain ranges that form the beginning of the island of New Guinea's central cordillera and which form the area that the Sepik drains. The Sepik River is a the longest river in Papua New Guinea. ...
Sources/Further Reading
Hanson, L.W., Allen, B.J., Bourke, R.M. and McCarthy, T.J. (2001). Papua New Guinea Rural Development Handbook. Land Management Group, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University, Canberra. Available as a 30 Megabyte PDF.
EastSepik (Tok Pisin: Is Sepik) is a province in Papua New Guinea.
EastSepik has an estimated population of 343,180 people (2000 census) and is roughly 42,800 km square in size.
The remainder of the province's geography is dominated by the Sepik River, which is one of the largest rivers in the world in terms of water flow and is known for flooding -- the river's level can alter by as much as five meters in the course of the year as it rises and falls.
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