D'Entrecasteaux Islands

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D'Entrecasteaux Islands
Map of the archipelago
Map of the archipelago
Waters Solomon Lake
Geographical location 9 ° 39 ′  S , 150 ° 42 ′  E Coordinates: 9 ° 39 ′  S , 150 ° 42 ′  E
D'Entrecasteaux Islands (Papua New Guinea)
D'Entrecasteaux Islands
Main island Fergusson
Total land area 3100 km²
Residents 63,307 (2000)
Topographic map of the archipelago
Topographic map of the archipelago

The D'Entrecasteaux Islands are located in the Solomon Sea , east of New Guinea , and belong to the Milne Bay province of the Pacific State of Papua New Guinea . They were named after their discoverer d'Entrecasteaux .

geography

The archipelago consists of the islands of Moratau ("Fergusson"), Nidula ("Goodenough"), Duau ("Normanby") and Sanaroa as well as a number of other small islands, which together have a land area of ​​around 3,100 km². The highest point is Mount Vineuo on Goodenough Island at 2566 m .

According to the 2000 census, the population was 63,307 (including the Amphlett Islands ). There are no cities, only 137 village settlements, of which only six have more than 1000 inhabitants. The largest place is Kalokalo on the west coast of Fergusson with 1381 inhabitants (2000).

administration

The archipelago belongs to the Milne Bay province. As the westernmost island, Goodenough belongs to the Kiriwina-Goodenough district with its minor islands like Wagifa and forms the Goodenough Rural LLG (Local Level Government) Area. The rest of the archipelago forms the Esa'ala district, which is divided into three LLGs (roughly municipalities):

  • West Fergusson Rural LLG (Fergusson-West)
  • Dobu Rural LLG (Fergusson-East, Normanby-Northwest, Sanaora with Tewala, Amphlett Islands, Dobu)
  • Duau Rural LLG (Normanby East)

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Milne Bay Province. P. 4: Esa'ala District; P. 5: Kiriwina Goodenough District ( Memento of the original from January 26, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 150 kB) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.nri.org.pg