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
Morobe Morobe Province1.674,810Lae Lae76,255
Eastern Highlands Eastern Highlands Province2.579,825Goroka Goroka18,503
Southern Highlands Southern Highlands Province3.510,245Mendi Mendi26,252
Madang Madang Province4.493,906Madang Madang27,419
East Sepik East Sepik Province5.450,530Wewak Wewak18,230
Enga Enga Province6.432,045Wabag Wabag3,958
Western Highlands Western Highlands Province7.362,580Mount Hagen Mount Hagen33,623
Hela Hela8.352,698Tari Tari8,186
East New Britain East New Britain Province9.328,369Kokopo Kokopo26,273
National Capital National Capital District10.307,643Port Moresby Port Moresby283,733
Chimbu Chimbu Province11.291,848Kundiawa Kundiawa9,383
Milne Bay Milne Bay Province12.276,512Alotau Alotau10,025
West New Britain West New Britain Province13.264,264Kimbe Kimbe18,847
Western Province Western Province14.201,351Daru Daru15,214
New Ireland New Ireland Province15.194,067Kavieng Kavieng14,490
Northern Province Northern Province16.186,309Popondetta Popondetta28,198
Sandaun West Sepik Province17.185,741Vanimo Vanimo11,204
Jiwaka Jiwaka18.185,641Kurumul Kurumul-
Central Province Central Province19.183,983--
Gulf Gulf Province20.158,197Kerema Kerema5,646
Bougainville Bougainville21.132,886Buka Buka-
Manus Manus Province22.60,485Lorengau Lorengau5,806