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New Guinea Islands Region
New Guinea Islands Region
Region
	Coordinates: 4°21′S 152°16′E / 4.350°S 152.267°E
Country	Papua New Guinea
Largest city	Arawa
Area
• Total	56,602 km2 (21,854 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	1,096,543
• Density	19/km2 (50/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+10:00 (PNGST)

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The New Guinea Islands Region is one of four regions of Papua New Guinea (PNG), comprising the Bismarck Archipelago and north-western Solomon Islands Archipelago, located north-east of New Guinea island (the mainland).

This is the least populous inhabited region of the country with an estimated population of 1,096,000 (15% of PNG) in 2011.^[2]

It is distinct through its prehistory and history, as shown by the prevalence of Austronesian languages, and archeological findings of Lapita pottery culture.

Subdivision

The Region is administratively divided into five provinces:

References

^ Papua New Guinea National Statistical Office (November 2013). "2011 National Population & Housing Census: Final Figures Booklet". Archived from the original on 8 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
^ PNG National Statistical Office

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[1] Papua New Guinea National Statistical Office (November 2013). "2011 National Population & Housing Census: Final Figures Booklet". Archived from the original on 8 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.

[2] PNG National Statistical Office

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-The '''Islands Region''' is one of four regions of [[Papua New Guinea]] (PNG) comprising the [[Bismarck Archipelago]] and [[North Solomon Islands]] located north-east of the mainland. This is the least densely inhabited region of the country with a population of 750,000 (14% of PNG) <ref>PNG Census 2000</ref> and distinct through its history, as shown by the prevalence of [[Austronesian languages]] and archeological findings of [[Lapita]] pottery culture.
+The '''New Guinea Islands Region''' is one of four [[regions of Papua New Guinea|regions]] of [[Papua New Guinea]] (PNG), comprising the [[Bismarck Archipelago]] and north-western [[Solomon Islands (archipelago)|Solomon Islands Archipelago]], located north-east of [[New Guinea]] island (the mainland).
+This is the least populous inhabited region of the country with an estimated population of 1,096,000 (15% of PNG) in 2011.<ref>PNG National Statistical Office</ref>
+It is distinct through its prehistory and history, as shown by the prevalence of [[Austronesian languages]], and archeological findings of [[Lapita culture|Lapita pottery culture]].
 ==Subdivision==
 The Region is administratively divided into five provinces:
-* [[East New Britain]]
-* [[Manus Province|Manus]]
-* [[New Ireland Province|New Ireland]]
-* [[Autonomous Region of Bougainville|Bougainville]]
-* [[West New Britain]]
+*[[Autonomous Region of Bougainville|Bougainville]] (North Solomons)
-==References==
+*[[East New Britain Province|East New Britain]]
-{{Reflist}}
+*[[Manus Province|Manus]]
+*[[New Ireland Province|New Ireland]]
+*[[West New Britain Province|West New Britain]]
 ==See also==
 * [[Bougainville Island]]
 * [[Provinces of Papua New Guinea]]
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
 {{Regions of Papua New Guinea}}
-{{PapuaNewGuinea-geo-stub}}
-{{coord missing|Papua New Guinea}}
+{{Authority control}}
+[[Category:Islands Region (Papua New Guinea)| ]]
 [[Category:Regions of Papua New Guinea]]
-[[fr:Région des Îles]]
+{{PapuaNewGuinea-geo-stub}}
-[[id:Region Kepulauan]]
-[[it:Regione delle Isole]]
-[[ja:島嶼地方 (パプアニューギニア)]]
-[[pt:Região das Ilhas]]
-[[ru:Айлендс]]