Sandaun Province
| Sandaun (West Sepik) |
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| Country: | Papua New Guinea |
| Waters: | Pacific Ocean |
| Islands: | ( located in New Guinea ) |
| Geographical location: | 3 ° 40 ′ S , 141 ° 30 ′ E |
| Basic data | |
| Surface: | 36,300 km² |
| Residents: | 185.740 |
| Population density: | 5 inhabitants / km² |
| Capital: | Vanimo |
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Sandaun ( Tok Pisin for sunset ( English sundown )), formerly West Sepik , is a large, economically underdeveloped province in western Papua New Guinea . The province borders the Bismarck Sea to the north and the Indonesian province of Papua to the west . The capital of Sandaun is Vanimo .
population
Settlement is concentrated in the coastal region around Aitape and the Torricelli Mountains .
In addition to the 95 local languages and the lingua franca Tok Pisin , the Malay language is widespread.
Districts and LLGs
Sundaun Province is divided into four districts. Each district consists of one or more "areas at the local administrative level", Local Level Government (LLG) Areas , which are divided into Rural (rural) or Urban (urban) LLGs.
| District | Administrative center | Designation of the LLG areas |
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| Aitape-Lumi District | Aitape | East Aitape Rural |
| East Wapei Rural | ||
| West Aitape Rural | ||
| West Wapei Rural | ||
| Nuku District | Nuku | Nuku Rural |
| Palai Rural | ||
| Yangkok Rural | ||
| Maimai Wanwan Rural | ||
| Telefomin District | Telefomin | Namea Rural |
| Oksapmin Rural | ||
| Telefomin Rural | ||
| Yapsie Rural | ||
| Vanimo-Green River District | Vanimo | Amanab Rural |
| Bewani-Wutung-Onei Rural | ||
| Green River Rural | ||
| Vanimo Urban | ||
| Walsa Rural |
Individual evidence
Bougainville | Central | Eastern Highlands | East New Britain | East Sepik | Enga | Gulf | Hela | Jiwaka | Madang | Manus | Milne Bay | Morobe | New Ireland | Oro | Sandaun | Simbu (Chimbu) | Southern Highlands | Western | Western Highlands | West New Britain | National Capital District (Port Moresby)