Kitava

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Kitava
Kitava is the easternmost of the Trobriand Islands
Kitava is the easternmost of the Trobriand Islands
Waters Solomon Lake
Archipelago Trobriand Islands
Geographical location 8 ° 37 '20 "  S , 151 ° 20' 4"  E Coordinates: 8 ° 37 '20 "  S , 151 ° 20' 4"  O
Kitava (Papua New Guinea)
Kitava
length 7.1 km
width 4.2 km
surface 15 km²
Highest elevation 142  m
Residents 2907 (2000)
194 inhabitants / km²
main place Okabulula

Kitava is the easternmost island of the Trobriand Islands in Papua New Guinea . It is located 17.8 km east of the main island of Kiriwina . A good 300 meters west of the western tip is the uninhabited and only four hectare large side island of Uratu .

In 1989, 2,300 residents were named. At the 2000 census there were 2,907, which were distributed over the following eight villages and two separately recorded schools in three statistical census districts ( wards ):

By far the largest village is Okabulula (officially Okabulula 1,2 and 3 ) on the northern tip of the island, with 1,063 inhabitants. At this point, a village called Bomapou is proven to be the location of the school and the earlier mission.

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Census
Unit
Number 		Surname Ward households Population
male 		Population
female 		population
total 		Coordinates
001 Kumwagea 27 Kumwagea 107 251 247 498 8.6313 °  S , 151.3227 °  O
401 Kitava Community School 27 Kumwagea 9 20th 23 43 8.6166 °  S , 151.3966 °  O
001 Lalela 28 Lalela 148 363 338 701 8.6439 °  S , 151.3278 °  O
002 Lalak 28 Lalela 30th 78 71 149 8.6432 °  S , 151.3375 °  O
003 Taregasi 28 Lalela 11 32 25th 57 8.6317 °  S , 151.3521 °  O
004 Kimutu 28 Lalela 8th 25th 23 48 8.6393 °  S , 151.3426 °  O
001 Okabulula 1,2 and 3 29 Okabulula 204 542 521 1063 8.6054 °  S , 151.352 °  O
002 Wapaya 29 Okabulula 42 113 105 218 8.6148 °  S , 151.3297 °  O
003 Kudeuli 29 Okabulula 17th 62 48 110 8.6222 °  S , 151.3267 °  O
401 Okabulula Community School 29 Okabulula 3 11 9 20th 8.6054 °  S , 151.352 °  O

The island reaches a height of 142 meters. The island's inhabitants, also called Kitava, are known for their natural diet and lifestyle.

health

After the Kitava study by Steffan Lindenberg none of the so-called are lifestyle diseases present.

nutrition

The Kitava diet has a very high carbohydrate content (approx. 69% of the energy content ). The main food is root vegetables (yams, sweet potatoes, taro and tapioca). In addition, fruits (coconut, bananas, papaya, pineapple, guava, watermelons and pumpkin), some vegetables and a little fish are eaten.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ 2000 Census, Milne Bay Province, Kiriwina-Goodenough District
  2. ↑ Megaliths, Stones and Bwala on Kitava, Trobriand Islands, Papua. CD Ollier, DK Holdsworth, G. Heers. Archeology & Physical Anthropology in Oceania, Vol. 8, No. 1 (Apr., 1973), pp. 41-50
  3. ↑ PUB. (ENROUTE) SAILING DIRECTIONS 2011 164 NEW GUINEA (PDF; 4.1 MB) Prepared and published by the NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY Springfield, Virginia TWELFTH EDITION
  4. ↑ Kitava Study ( Memento of the original from December 7, 2013 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.staffanlindeberg.com
  5. ^ Diet and health of the Kitava compared to the Maasai