Regions in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea is made up of 22 primary administrative regions. Have a closer look at the regions in Papua New Guinea. Information on all primary administrative regions in Papua New Guinea.

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Primary administrative regions in Papua New Guinea

There are 22 regions in Papua New Guinea in the primary administrative level.
Primary administrative regions in Papua New Guinea
RegionNoPopulationCapitalCapital population
National Capital National Capital District1.307,643Port Moresby Port Moresby283,733
Morobe Morobe Province2.674,810Lae Lae76,255
Western Highlands Western Highlands Province3.362,580Mount Hagen Mount Hagen33,623
Northern Province Northern Province4.186,309Popondetta Popondetta28,198
Madang Madang Province5.493,906Madang Madang27,419
East New Britain East New Britain Province6.328,369Kokopo Kokopo26,273
Southern Highlands Southern Highlands Province7.510,245Mendi Mendi26,252
West New Britain West New Britain Province8.264,264Kimbe Kimbe18,847
Eastern Highlands Eastern Highlands Province9.579,825Goroka Goroka18,503
East Sepik East Sepik Province10.450,530Wewak Wewak18,230
Western Province Western Province11.201,351Daru Daru15,214
New Ireland New Ireland Province12.194,067Kavieng Kavieng14,490
Sandaun West Sepik Province13.185,741Vanimo Vanimo11,204
Milne Bay Milne Bay Province14.276,512Alotau Alotau10,025
Chimbu Chimbu Province15.291,848Kundiawa Kundiawa9,383
Hela Hela16.352,698Tari Tari8,186
Manus Manus Province17.60,485Lorengau Lorengau5,806
Gulf Gulf Province18.158,197Kerema Kerema5,646
Enga Enga Province19.432,045Wabag Wabag3,958
Bougainville Bougainville20.132,886Buka Buka-
Jiwaka Jiwaka21.185,641Kurumul Kurumul-
Central Province Central Province22.183,983--