East New Britain Province Is Niu Briten Provins (Tok Pisin) | |
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 East New Britain Province in Papua New Guinea | |
| Coordinates:5°10′S151°45′E / 5.167°S 151.750°E /-5.167; 151.750 | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea |
| Formation | 1976 |
| Capital | Kokopo |
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| Government | |
| • Governor | Michael Marum |
| Area | |
• Total | 15,724 km2 (6,071 sq mi) |
| Population (2011 census) | |
• Total | 328,369 |
| • Density | 20.883/km2 (54.087/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+10 (AEST) |
| HDI (2022) | 0.613[1] medium ·3rd of 22 |
| Website | www |
East New Britain is aprovince ofPapua New Guinea, consisting of the north-eastern part of the island ofNew Britain and theDuke of York Islands. The capital of the province isKokopo, not far from the old capital ofRabaul, which was largely destroyed in a volcanic eruption in 1994. East New Britain covers a total land area of 15,816 square kilometres (6,107 sq mi), and the province's population was reported as 220,133 in the 2000 census, rising to 328,369 in the 2011 count.[2] Provincial coastal waters extend over an area of 104,000 square metres (26 acres). The province's only land border is withWest New Britain Province to the west, and it also shares a maritime border withNew Ireland Province to the east.
East New Britain has a dual economy: a cash economy operates side by side with thesubsistence-farming sector. The main crops produced for export arecocoa andcopra. Tourism continues to be an increasingly important sector of the provincial economy.
There are sixteenAustronesian languages spoken in the province, of whichKuanua, spoken by theTolai on theGazelle Peninsula is the most widely spoken.Papuan languages are also spoken in the province, including theBaining,Taulil,Ata,Kol,Makolkol, andSulka languages.
Each province in Papua New Guinea has one or more districts, and each district has one or more Local Level Government (LLG) areas. Forcensus purposes, the LLG areas are subdivided into wards and those into census units.[3]
The province was governed by a decentralised provincial administration, headed by a premier, from 1977 to 1995. Following reforms taking effect that year, the national government reassumed some powers, and the role of Premier was replaced by a position of Governor, to be held by the winner of the province-wide seat in theNational Parliament of Papua New Guinea.[4][5]
| Premier | Term |
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| Koniel Alar | 1977–1978 |
| Ereman Tobaining Sr. | 1978–1980 |
| Jacob Timele | 1980–1981 |
| Ronald ToVue | 1981–1989 |
| Sinai Brown | 1989–1995 |
| Governor | Term |
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| Francis Koimanrea (died 2019) | 1995–2000 |
| Leo Dion | 2000–2012 |
| Ereman Tobaining Jr. | 2012–2017 |
| Nakikus Konga | 2017–2022 |
| Michael Marum | 2022–present |
The province and each district is represented by a member of theNational Parliament. There is one provincialelectorate and each district is an open electorate.
| Electorate | Member |
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| East New Britain Provincial | Michael Marum |
| Gazelle Open | Jelta Wong |
| Kokopo Open | Ereman ToBaining Jr |
| Pomio Open | Elias Kapavore |
| Rabaul Open | Allan Marat |
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