Administrative divisions of Papua New Guinea
For administrative purposes, Papua New Guinea (PNG) is divided into administrative divisions called
Each province is divided into one or more
Regions
PNG is divided into four regions. While not official administrative divisions for most purposes, regions are quite significant in daily life. People generally identify strongly with their region, and inter-region rivalries can be intense.
There are four regions, each of which comprises a number of provinces:
- Western Highlands.
- West New Britain.
- West Sepik (Sandaun).
- Southern Region: Central, Gulf, Milne Bay, Northern Province (Oro), Western (Fly), and the National Capital District.
Momase is a recently devised
.Provinces
PNG is also divided into 22 province-level divisions: 20
Provinces are the primary administrative divisions of PNG. Provincial governments are branches of the national government - PNG is not a federation of provinces. Each province forms a provincial electorate for the national parliament. The provinces are as follows:
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Districts
Each province is divided into one or more districts. As of 2011, there were 87 districts in PNG.[2]
Each district forms an open electorate for the national parliament, with the exception of the National Capital District, which is further divided into three open electorates.
Local-level governments
Each district is divided into one or more Local-Level Government areas, with the exception of the National Capital District.
There are 326 LLGs comprising 6,112 wards as of 2018.[3]
References
- ^ a b Provinces of Papua New Guinea on statoids.com
- ^ Districts of Papua New Guinea on statoids.com
- ^ OCHA FISS (2018). "Papua New Guinea administrative level 0, 1, 2, and 3 population statistics and gazetteer". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.