Kiwai (island)

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Kiwai
Satellite image with Kiwai
Satellite image with Kiwai
Waters Fly River
Archipelago Fly River Delta Islands
Geographical location 8 ° 33 ′  S , 143 ° 25 ′  E Coordinates: 8 ° 33 ′  S , 143 ° 25 ′  E
Kiwai (Island) (Papua New Guinea)
Kiwai (island)
length 59 km
width 9 km
surface 359.1 km²
Highest elevation 9  m
Residents 2092 (2000)
5.8 inhabitants / km²
main place Iasa
Map of the Fly River Delta
Map of the Fly River Delta

Kiwai is an inland island and the largest island in the Fly River Delta , Papua New Guinea . It is 59 km long from the village of Sepe on the northern tip to the village of Samari on the southern tip, up to nine kilometers wide, has a circumference of 135.3 km and an area of ​​359.1 km². A linguistic study indicated a population of 4500 for the island, but the 2000 census showed only 2,092 inhabitants. The neighboring islands of Purutu and Wabuda are also among the three largest islands in the Fly River Delta.

Kiwai divides the river into a north arm and a south arm. The island is heavily forested and is only a few meters above sea level.

The inhabitants of the river delta (including the Kiwai ) make a living from agriculture and hunting. Coconut palms, breadfruit trees, vegetable bananas, sago palms and sugar cane are cultivated.

Administratively, the island belongs to the Kiwai Rural LLG (Local Level Government area) of the South Fly District in the Western Province .

At the 2000 census, the population of 2,092 was distributed among eleven villages (a twelfth village was uninhabited) and two separate facilities along the coast:

f1Georeferencing Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap

Census
Unit
Number 		Surname Ward households Population
male 		Population
female 		population
total 		Coordinates
002 Agobaro 11 Sagasia 22nd 62 63 125 8.6328 °  S , 143.6153 °  O
009 Ipisia 11 Sagasia 22nd 83 73 156 8.6349 °  S , 143.6275 °  O
016 Sagasia 11 Sagasia 21st 89 78 167 8.6142 °  S , 143.5788 °  O
023 Wapaura 11 Sagasia 0 0 0 0 8.5757 °  S , 143.5341 °  O
020 Sepe 17 Sepe 17th 56 48 104 8.4099 °  S , 143.1947 °  O
030 Auti 17 Sepe 18th 60 63 123 8.4598 °  S , 143.2269 °  O
008 Iasa 18 Samari 28 103 121 224 8.6255 °  S , 143.5041 °  O
015 Oromosapuo 18 Samari 27 103 105 208 8.6488 °  S , 143.6386 °  O
018 Samari 18 Samari 38 143 159 302 8.7007 °  S , 143.6153 °  O
019 Samari Community School 18 Samari 3 9 15th 24 8,712 °  S , 143.6266 °  O
020 Samari Health Center 18 Samari 1 4th 0 4th 8,712 °  S , 143.6148 °  O
027 Saguans 18 Samari 1 4th 2 6th 8.6623 °  S , 143.5882 °  O
012 Kubira 23 U'Uwo 35 107 113 220 8.5397 °  S , 143.3709 °  O
022 U'Uwo 23 U'Uwo 36 223 206 429 8.4704 °  S , 143.3229 °  O

The largest village, Uʻuwo with 429 inhabitants, is located on the north coast. The second largest village, Samari, is located on the southern tip of the island.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://islands.unep.ch/IHD.htm#848 .
  2. ↑ http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=kjd .
  3. ↑ Papua New Guinea WWWVL in Maps ( Memento from June 9, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ↑ PDF at permanent.access.gpo.gov .

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