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 / -5.167; 151.750
Country Papua New Guinea
Formation 1976
Capital Kokopo
Districts
List
Government
 • Governor Nakikus Konga
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 www.eastnewbritain.gov.pg

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). The province's only land border is with West New Britain Province to the west, and it also shares a maritime border with New Ireland Province to the east.

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
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

Provincial leaders

The province was governed by a decentralised provincial administration, headed by a Premier, from 1977 to 1995. Following reforms taking effect that year, the national government reassumed some powers, and the role of Premier was replaced by a position of Governor, to be held by the winner of the province-wide seat in the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea.[3][4]

Premiers (1978–1995)

Premier Term
Koniel Alar 1977–1978
Ereman Tobaining Sr. 1978–1980
Jacob Timele 1980–1981
Ronald ToVue 1981–1989
Sinai Brown 1989–1995

Governors (1995–present)

Premier Term
Francis Koimanrea 1995–2000
Leo Dion 2000–2012
Ereman Tobaining Jr. 2012–present

Members of the National Parliament

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.

Premier Term
East New Britain Provincial Leo Dion
Gazelle Open Malakai Tabar
Kokopo Open Ereman Tobaining Jr.
Pomio Open Elias Kapavore
Rabaul Open Allan Marat

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.citypopulation.de/PapuaNewGuinea.html#Land
  2. ↑ National Statistical Office of Papua New Guinea
  3. ↑ May, R. J. "8. Decentralisation: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back". State and society in Papua New Guinea: the first twenty-five years. Australian National University. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "Provinces". rulers.org. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
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