| Sandaun Province West Sepik Province |
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| Country | Papua New Guinea | ||
| Capital | Vanimo | ||
| Government | |||
| • Governor | Simon Solo (2007-) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 14,015.5 sq mi (36,300 km2) | ||
| Population (2000) | |||
| • Total | 185,790 | ||
| • Density | 13.3/sq mi (5.1/km2) | ||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | ||
Sandaun Province, officially West Sepik Province, is the north-westernmost province of Papua New Guinea. It covers an area of 36,300 km² and has a population of 185,741 (2000 census). The capital is Vanimo. In July 1998 the area surrounding the town Aitape suffered from an enormous tsunami in which killed over 2,000 people in total.
There are four districts in the province. 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.[1]
| District | District Capital | LLG Name |
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| Aitape-Lumi District | Aitape | East Aitape Rural |
| East Wapei Rural | ||
| West Aitape Rural | ||
| West Wapei Rural | ||
| Nuku District | Nuku | Nuku Rural |
| Palai Rural | ||
| Yangkok Rural | ||
| Maimai Wanwan Rural | ||
| Telefomin District | Telefomin | Namea Rural |
| Oksapmin Rural | ||
| Telefomin Rural | ||
| Yapsie Rural | ||
| Vanimo-Green River District | Vanimo | Amanab Rural |
| Bewani-Wutung-Onei Rural | ||
| Green River Rural | ||
| Vanimo Urban | ||
| Walsa Rural |
The province and each district is represented by a Member of the National Parliament. There is one provincial electorate and each district is an open electorate. The following table lists Members before and after the 2007 general election.
| Electorate | Previous member (party) | 2007 winner (party) |
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| West Sepik Provincial | Carlos Yuni (Independent) | Simon Solo (NA) [2] |
| Aitape-Lumi Open | Patrick Pruaitch (NA) | Patrick Pruaitch (NA) [3] |
| Nuku Open | Andrew Kumbakor (PANGU) | Andrew Kumbakor (PANGU) [4] |
| Telefomin Open | Atimeng Buhupe (NA) | Peter Iwei (PDM) [5] |
| Vanimo-Green River Open | Philip Inou (PAP) | Belden Namah (NA) [5] |
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