Normanby
Normanby | ||
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Topographic map of Normanby Island | ||
Waters | Solomon Lake | |
Archipelago | D'Entrecasteaux Islands | |
Geographical location | 10 ° 4 ′ S , 151 ° 2 ′ E | |
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length | 70 km | |
width | 20 km | |
surface | 850 km² | |
Highest elevation | Prevost Range 1158 m |
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Residents | 19,433 (2000) 23 inhabitants / km² |
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main place | Esa'ala |
Duau , also called "Normanby", is a volcanic , L-shaped island in the Pacific Ocean , about 850 km² in size . It is the southernmost of the D'Entrecasteaux Islands , which are part of the Milne Bay Province in Papua New Guinea .
The island is located 16 kilometers northeast of the East Cape in New Guinea , from which it is separated by the Goschen Strait , and a few kilometers south of Fergusson Island , from which it is separated by the Dawson Strait . In the southeast the land mass rises to a maximum height of 1158 m above sea level. The nature of the surface is characterized by mountainous terrain in the southeast, and flat beaches and marshland on the coasts. The capital of the island is Esa'ala in the north.
In 1873 the island was toured by the British captain John Moresby , who named it after the then Governor of Queensland , George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby . Gold used to be mined on Normanby , nowadays mainly copra and lumber are mined there.
Villages
Map with all the coordinates of the Villages section : OSM
The following 38 villages and three separate facilities are located on Normanby Island, all of them close to the coast:
Census Unit Number |
Surname | Local level government |
Ward | households | Population male |
Population female |
population total |
Coordinates |
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006 | Maiabari | Dobu Rural | 01 Maiabari | 64 | 145 | 143 | 288 | 9.9408 ° S , 150.889 ° O |
007 | Bwakera | Dobu Rural | 02 Bwakera | 246 | 527 | 457 | 984 | 9.8178 ° S , 150.8173 ° O |
005 | Koruwea | Dobu Rural | 03 Koruwea | 145 | 330 | 268 | 598 | 9.803 ° S , 150.8018 ° O |
004 | Yo'O | Dobu Rural | 04 Yo'O | 92 | 246 | 228 | 474 | 9.7684 ° S , 150.7588 ° O |
009 | Taulu | Dobu Rural | 05 Taulu | 151 | 386 | 371 | 757 | 9.7136 ° S , 150.7636 ° O |
008 | Sisiana | Dobu Rural | 06 Sisiana | 126 | 303 | 249 | 552 | 9.8074 ° S , 150.8744 ° O |
401 | Esa'Ala Government Station | Dobu Rural | 06 Sisiana | 57 | 141 | 133 | 274 | 9.7393 ° S , 150.8178 ° O |
007 | Miadeba | Dobu Rural | 07 Miadeba | 77 | 180 | 161 | 341 | 9.8489 ° S , 150.9287 ° O |
002 | Darubia | Dobu Rural | 08 Darubia | 86 | 225 | 213 | 438 | 9.9162 ° S , 150.9972 ° O |
001 | Kenaia | Dobu Rural | 09 Kenaia | 132 | 270 | 263 | 533 | 9.7271 ° S , 150.7862 ° O |
001 | Buduwagula | Dobu Rural | 10 Buduwagula | 183 | 384 | 380 | 764 | 9.7386 ° S , 150.7542 ° O |
010 | Kelologea | Duau Rural | 01 Kelologea | 146 | 351 | 298 | 649 | 10.0357 ° S , 151.1463 ° O |
020 | Sawatupwa | Duau Rural | 02 Sawatupwa | 112 | 262 | 244 | 506 | 10.0405 ° S , 151.119 ° O |
018 | Mwatebu | Duau Rural | 03 Mwatebu | 56 | 133 | 141 | 274 | 10.0356 ° S , 151.0977 ° O |
021 | Sewataetae | Duau Rural | 04 Sewataetae | 63 | 138 | 134 | 272 | 9.9557 ° S , 151.0128 ° O |
015 | Lomitawa | Duau Rural | 05 Lomitawa | 131 | 295 | 256 | 551 | 10.002 ° S , 151.1773 ° O |
025 | Sipupu | Duau Rural | 06 Sipupu | 125 | 301 | 279 | 580 | 9.9508 ° S , 151.1807 ° O |
501 | Bwaruada miss. Stn | Duau Rural | 06 Sipupu | 68 | 161 | 158 | 319 | 9.9414 ° S , 151.1833 ° O |
027 | Weyoko | Duau Rural | 07 Weyoko | 104 | 206 | 196 | 402 | 9.9952 ° S , 151.1468 ° O |
503 | Sehulea Government Station | Duau Rural | 07 Weyoko | 20th | 40 | 57 | 97 | 9.9659 ° S , 151.1614 ° O |
016 | Meudana | Duau Rural | 08 Meudana | 151 | 373 | 345 | 718 | 10.0174 ° S , 151.1612 ° O |
013 | Kwanaula | Duau Rural | 09 Kwanaula | 113 | 221 | 193 | 414 | 9.9207 ° S , 151.2745 ° O |
014 | Loboda | Duau Rural | 10 Loboda | 107 | 205 | 203 | 408 | 9.9175 ° S , 151.2599 ° O |
022 | Siausi | Duau Rural | 11 Siausi | 64 | 138 | 139 | 277 | 9.9401 ° S , 151.2517 ° O |
005 | Dawada | Duau Rural | 12 Dawada | 88 | 192 | 183 | 375 | 9.9365 ° S , 151.2289 ° O |
024 | Sigasiga | Duau Rural | 13 Sigasiga | 79 | 203 | 201 | 404 | 9.9706 ° S , 151.2207 ° O |
007 | Guleguleu | Duau Rural | 14 Sapisapia | 125 | 271 | 307 | 578 | 10.0723 ° S , 151.2615 ° O |
002 | Bihauwa | Duau Rural | 15 Biauwa | 122 | 277 | 268 | 545 | 10.04 ° S , 151.2666 ° O |
026 | Somwadina | Duau Rural | 16 Somwadina | 56 | 141 | 127 | 268 | 10.0053 ° S , 151.284 ° O |
017 | Mwalakwasia | Duau Rural | 17 Mwalakwasia | 63 | 136 | 128 | 264 | 9.9726 ° S , 151.291 ° O |
009 | Kasi Kasi | Duau Rural | 18 Kasikasi | 141 | 362 | 315 | 677 | 10.1502 ° S , 151.2218 ° O |
011 | Kumwalau | Duau Rural | 19 Kumwarau | 40 | 119 | 110 | 229 | 10.1064 ° S , 151.2382 ° O |
001 | Kalotau | Duau Rural | 20 calotau | 77 | 160 | 189 | 349 | 10.0894 ° S , 151.2462 ° O |
001 | Barabara | Duau Rural | 21 Barabara | 90 | 272 | 229 | 501 | 10.1388 ° S , 151.114 ° O |
003 | Bunama | Duau Rural | 22 Bunama | 162 | 320 | 287 | 607 | 10.1331 ° S , 151.1337 ° O |
006 | Gudumuli | Duau Rural | 23 Gudumuli | 145 | 308 | 251 | 559 | 10.1524 ° S , 151.1898 ° O |
008 | Isumaiamaiau | Duau Rural | 24 Isumaimaiau | 216 | 340 | 311 | 651 | 10.0027 ° S , 150.9449 ° O |
019 | Pwanapwana | Duau Rural | 25 Pwanapwana | 103 | 233 | 245 | 478 | 9.9638 ° S , 150.9573 ° O |
023 | Sibonai | Duau Rural | 26 Sibonai | 85 | 196 | 196 | 392 | 10.0192 ° S , 150.9778 ° O |
004 | Bwasiyaiyai | Duau Rural | 27 Bwasiyaiyai | 103 | 175 | 149 | 324 | 10.0996 ° S , 150.9573 ° O |
012 | Kurada | Duau Rural | 28 Kurada | 138 | 396 | 366 | 762 | 10.1107 ° S , 151.0357 ° O |
The 11 settlements in the west of the island belong to the Dobu Rural LLG (Local Level Government) Area, which also includes the eastern part of the neighboring Fergusson Island . The eastern part of Normanby Island with the remaining 30 settlements forms the Duau Rural LLG (Local Level Government) Area.