East New Britain Province
East New Britain Province | |
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East New Britain Province in Papua New Guinea | |
Coordinates: 5°10′S 151°45′E / 5.167°S 151.750°E | |
Country | Papua New Guinea |
Formation | 1976 |
Capital | Kokopo |
Districts | |
Government | |
• Governor | Leo Dion 2000- |
Area | |
• Total | 15,724 km2 (6,071 sq mi) |
Population (2011 census) | |
• Total | 328,369 |
• Density | 21/km2 (54/sq mi) |
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) |
Website |
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East New Britain is a province of Papua New Guinea, consisting of the north-eastern part of the island of New Britain and the Duke of York Islands. The capital of the province is Kokopo, not far from the old capital of Rabaul, which was largely destroyed in a volcanic eruption in 1994. East New Britain covers a total land area of 15,816 square kilometres (6,107 sq mi), and the province's population was reported as 220,133 in the 2000 census, rising to 328,369 in the 2011 count.[1] Provincial coastal waters extend over an area of 104,000 square metres (26 acres).
There are sixteen Austronesian languages spoken in the province, of which Kuanua, spoken by the Tolai on the Gazelle Peninsula is the most widely spoken.
East New Britain has a dual economy: a cash economy operates side by side with the subsistence-farming sector. The main crops produced for export are cocoa and copra. Tourism continues to be an increasingly important sector of the provincial economy.
Districts and LLGs
Each province in Papua New Guinea has one or more districts, and each district has one or more Local Level Government (LLG) areas. For census purposes, the LLG areas are subdivided into wards and those into census units.[2]
District | District Capital | LLG Name |
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Gazelle District | Kerevat | Central Gazelle Rural |
Inland Baining Rural | ||
Lassul Baining Rural | ||
Livuan-Reimber Rural | ||
Toma-Vunadidir Rural | ||
Kokopo District | Kokopo | Bitapaka Rural |
Duke of York Rural | ||
Kokopo-Vunamami Urban | ||
Raluana Rural | ||
Pomio District | Pomio | Central-Inland Pomio Rural |
East Pomio Rural | ||
Melkoi Rural | ||
Sinivit Rural | ||
West Pomio-Mamusi Rural | ||
Rabaul District | Rabaul | Balanataman Rural |
Kombiu Rural | ||
Rabaul Urban | ||
Watom Island Rural |
See also
References
External links
- East New Britain Tourism & Trade Directory
- East New Britain Provincial Administration
- PNG National Game Fishing Titles Rabaul 2008