East New Britain
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East New Britain is a province of Papua New Guinea
, on the north-eastern part of the island of New Britain
and it also includes the Duke of York Islands
. The capital of the province is Kokopo
, not far from the old capital of Rabaul
, which was largely destroyed in the 1994 volcanic eruption. East New Britain covers a total land area of 15816 square kilometres (6,106.6 sq mi), and the province has an estimated population of 220,133 (2000 census). Provincial coastal waters extend over an area of 104000 square metres (25.7 acre).
There are sixteen Austronesian languages
spoken in the province, of which Kuanua, spoken by the Tolai
on the Gazelle Peninsula
is the most widely spoken.
East New Britain has a dual economy: a cash economy operates side by side with the subsistence-farming sector. The main crops produced for export are cocoa and copra
. Tourism continues to be an increasingly important sector of the provincial economy.
purposes, the LLG areas are subdivided into wards and those into census units.
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
, on the north-eastern part of the island of New Britain
New Britain
New Britain, or Niu Briten, is the largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago of Papua New Guinea. It is separated from the island of New Guinea by the Dampier and Vitiaz Straits and from New Ireland by St. George's Channel...
and it also includes the Duke of York Islands
Duke of York Islands
The Duke of York Islands, , are a group of islands located in East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea. They are found in St George's Channel between New Britain and New Ireland islands and form part of Bismarck Archipelago...
. The capital of the province is Kokopo
Kokopo
Kokopo is the capital of East New Britain in Papua New Guinea. The capital was moved from Rabaul in 1994 when the volcanoes Tavurvur and Vulcan erupted. As a result, the population of the town increased more than sixfold from 3,150 in 1990 to 20,262 in 2000....
, not far from the old capital of Rabaul
Rabaul
Rabaul is a township in East New Britain province, Papua New Guinea. The town was the provincial capital and most important settlement in the province until it was destroyed in 1994 by falling ash of a volcanic eruption. During the eruption, ash was sent thousands of metres into the air and the...
, which was largely destroyed in the 1994 volcanic eruption. East New Britain covers a total land area of 15816 square kilometres (6,106.6 sq mi), and the province has an estimated population of 220,133 (2000 census). Provincial coastal waters extend over an area of 104000 square metres (25.7 acre).
There are sixteen Austronesian languages
Austronesian languages
The Austronesian languages are a language family widely dispersed throughout the islands of Southeast Asia and the Pacific, with a few members spoken on continental Asia that are spoken by about 386 million people. It is on par with Indo-European, Niger-Congo, Afroasiatic and Uralic as one of the...
spoken in the province, of which Kuanua, spoken by the Tolai
Tolai
The Tolai are the indigenous people of the Gazelle Peninsula and the Duke of York Islands of East New Britain in the New Guinea Islands region of Papua New Guinea...
on the Gazelle Peninsula
Gazelle Peninsula
Gazelle Peninsula is a large peninsula in northeastern New Britain, Papua New Guinea, at ....
is the most widely spoken.
East New Britain has a dual economy: a cash economy operates side by side with the subsistence-farming sector. The main crops produced for export are cocoa and copra
Copra
Copra is the dried meat, or kernel, of the coconut. Coconut oil extracted from it has made copra an important agricultural commodity for many coconut-producing countries. It also yields coconut cake which is mainly used as feed for livestock.-Production:...
. Tourism continues to be an increasingly important sector of the provincial economy.
Districts and LLGs
Each province in Papua New Guinea has one or more districts, and each district has one or more Local Level Government (LLG) areas. For censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
purposes, the LLG areas are subdivided into wards and those into census units.
| District | District Capital | LLG Name |
|---|---|---|
| Gazelle District Gazelle District Gazelle District is a district of East New Britain Province in Papua New Guinea. It is one of the four administrative districts that make up the province.-See also:*Districts of Papua New Guinea... |
Kerevat | Central Gazelle Rural |
| Inland Baining Rural | ||
| Lassul Baining Rural | ||
| Livuan-Reimber Rural | ||
| Toma-Vunadidir Rural | ||
| Kokopo District Kokopo District Kokopo District is a district of East New Britain Province in Papua New Guinea. It is one of the four administrative districts that make up the province.-See also:*Districts of Papua New Guinea... |
Kokopo Kokopo Kokopo is the capital of East New Britain in Papua New Guinea. The capital was moved from Rabaul in 1994 when the volcanoes Tavurvur and Vulcan erupted. As a result, the population of the town increased more than sixfold from 3,150 in 1990 to 20,262 in 2000.... |
Bitapaka Rural |
| Duke of York Rural | ||
| Kokopo-Vunamami Urban | ||
| Raluana Rural | ||
| Pomio District Pomio District Pomio District is a district of East New Britain Province in Papua New Guinea. It is one of the four administrative districts that make up the province.-See also:*Districts of Papua New Guinea... |
Pomio | Central-Inland Pomio Rural |
| East Pomio Rural | ||
| Melkoi Rural | ||
| Sinivit Rural | ||
| West Pomio-Mamusi Rural | ||
| Rabaul District Rabaul District Rabaul District is a district of East New Britain Province in Papua New Guinea. It is one of the four administrative districts that make up the province.-See also:*Districts of Papua New Guinea... |
Rabaul Rabaul Rabaul is a township in East New Britain province, Papua New Guinea. The town was the provincial capital and most important settlement in the province until it was destroyed in 1994 by falling ash of a volcanic eruption. During the eruption, ash was sent thousands of metres into the air and the... |
Balanataman Rural |
| Kombiu Rural | ||
| Rabaul Urban | ||
| Watom Island Rural |