Gulf Province

Gulf Province

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Gulf Province

Location within Papua New Guinea

Coordinates: 7°20′S 145°0′E / 7.333°S 145.000°E
Country Papua New Guinea
Capital Kerema
Districts
Government
  Governor Havila Kavo 2007-
Area
  Total 34,472 km2 (13,310 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)
  Total 158,197
  Density 4.6/km2 (12/sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10)

Gulf Province is a province of Papua New Guinea located on the southern coast. The provincial capital is Kerema. The 34,472 km² province is dominated by mountains, lowland river deltas, and grassland flood plains, the Kikori, Turama, Purari and Vailala rivers all meet the sea known as the Papuan Gulf. The province has the second-smallest population of all the provinces of Papua New Guinea with 106,898 inhabitants (2000 census).

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.[1]

District District Capital LLG Name
Kerema District Kerema Central Kerema Rural
East Kerema Rural
Kaintiba Rural
Kerema Urban
Kotidanga Rural
Lakekamu-Tauri Rural
Kikori District Kikori Baimuru Rural
East Kikori Rural
Ihu Rural
West Kikori Rural

References