Area 35,820 km² | Time zone AEST (UTC+10) | |
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Districts ListAitape-Lumi DistrictTelefomin DistrictNuku DistrictVanimo-Green River District | ||
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Sandaun Province is the north-westernmost province of Papua New Guinea. It covers an area of 35,920 km² and has a population of 248,411 (2011 census). The capital is Vanimo. In July 1998 the area surrounding the town Aitape was hit by an enormous tsunami which killed over 2,000 people.
Contents
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- Map of West Sepik Province Papua New Guinea
- Districts and LLGs
- Members of the National Parliament
- References
Map of West Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
Districts and LLGs
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.
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. The following table lists Members before and after the 2007 general election.
References
Sandaun Province Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA