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
Central Province Central Province1.183,983--
Milne Bay Milne Bay Province2.276,512Alotau Alotau10,025
Bougainville Bougainville3.132,886Buka Buka-
Western Province Western Province4.201,351Daru Daru15,214
Eastern Highlands Eastern Highlands Province5.579,825Goroka Goroka18,503
New Ireland New Ireland Province6.194,067Kavieng Kavieng14,490
Gulf Gulf Province7.158,197Kerema Kerema5,646
West New Britain West New Britain Province8.264,264Kimbe Kimbe18,847
East New Britain East New Britain Province9.328,369Kokopo Kokopo26,273
Chimbu Chimbu Province10.291,848Kundiawa Kundiawa9,383
Jiwaka Jiwaka11.185,641Kurumul Kurumul-
Morobe Morobe Province12.674,810Lae Lae76,255
Manus Manus Province13.60,485Lorengau Lorengau5,806
Madang Madang Province14.493,906Madang Madang27,419
Southern Highlands Southern Highlands Province15.510,245Mendi Mendi26,252
Western Highlands Western Highlands Province16.362,580Mount Hagen Mount Hagen33,623
Northern Province Northern Province17.186,309Popondetta Popondetta28,198
National Capital National Capital District18.307,643Port Moresby Port Moresby283,733
Hela Hela19.352,698Tari Tari8,186
Sandaun West Sepik Province20.185,741Vanimo Vanimo11,204
Enga Enga Province21.432,045Wabag Wabag3,958
East Sepik East Sepik Province22.450,530Wewak Wewak18,230