Regions in Papua New Guinea
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You can sort the regions in Papua New Guinea alphabeticallyby population by capitals of the regionsby capitals population
Primary administrative regions in Papua New Guinea
There are 22 regions in Papua New Guinea in the primary administrative level.Region | No | Population | Capital | Capital population |
Bougainville Bougainville | 1. | 132,886 | Buka Buka | - |
Central Province Central Province | 2. | 183,983 | - | - |
Chimbu Chimbu Province | 3. | 291,848 | Kundiawa Kundiawa | 9,383 |
East New Britain East New Britain Province | 4. | 328,369 | Kokopo Kokopo | 26,273 |
East Sepik East Sepik Province | 5. | 450,530 | Wewak Wewak | 18,230 |
Eastern Highlands Eastern Highlands Province | 6. | 579,825 | Goroka Goroka | 18,503 |
Enga Enga Province | 7. | 432,045 | Wabag Wabag | 3,958 |
Gulf Gulf Province | 8. | 158,197 | Kerema Kerema | 5,646 |
Hela Hela | 9. | 352,698 | Tari Tari | 8,186 |
Jiwaka Jiwaka | 10. | 185,641 | Kurumul Kurumul | - |
Madang Madang Province | 11. | 493,906 | Madang Madang | 27,419 |
Manus Manus Province | 12. | 60,485 | Lorengau Lorengau | 5,806 |
Milne Bay Milne Bay Province | 13. | 276,512 | Alotau Alotau | 10,025 |
Morobe Morobe Province | 14. | 674,810 | Lae Lae | 76,255 |
National Capital National Capital District | 15. | 307,643 | Port Moresby Port Moresby | 283,733 |
New Ireland New Ireland Province | 16. | 194,067 | Kavieng Kavieng | 14,490 |
Northern Province Northern Province | 17. | 186,309 | Popondetta Popondetta | 28,198 |
Sandaun West Sepik Province | 18. | 185,741 | Vanimo Vanimo | 11,204 |
Southern Highlands Southern Highlands Province | 19. | 510,245 | Mendi Mendi | 26,252 |
West New Britain West New Britain Province | 20. | 264,264 | Kimbe Kimbe | 18,847 |
Western Highlands Western Highlands Province | 21. | 362,580 | Mount Hagen Mount Hagen | 33,623 |
Western Province Western Province | 22. | 201,351 | Daru Daru | 15,214 |