Anagusa

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Anagusa
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Geography
Location Oceania
Coordinates 10°42′48″S151°14′32″E / 10.71333°S 151.24222°E / -10.71333; 151.24222 Coordinates: 10°42′48″S151°14′32″E / 10.71333°S 151.24222°E / -10.71333; 151.24222 [1]
Archipelago Louisiade Archipelago
Adjacent to Solomon Sea
Total islands2 inhabited on Bentley Group
Major islands
  • Anagusa
  • Nare
Area1.42 km2 (0.55 sq mi)
Length2.2 km (1.37 mi)
Width1.1 km (0.68 mi)
Highest elevation10 m (30 ft)
Highest pointMount Anagusa
Administration
Province Flag of Milne Bay.svg  Milne Bay
District Samarai-Murua District
LLG Bwanabwana Rural Local Level Government Area
Island Group Bentley Islands
Largest settlementAnagusa(pop. ~70)
Demographics
Population112 (2014)
Pop. density78.8/km2 (204.1/sq mi)
Ethnic groups Papuans, Austronesians, Melanesians.
Additional information
Time zone
ISO code PG-MBA
Official website www.ncdc.gov.pg

Anagusa is an island in Louisiade Archipelago, part of the Bentley Group . Politically it belongs to Milne Bay Province in the southeastern part of Papua New Guinea. For 2014 census, the island had a village of 122 residents in 21 households, although at least 1 family lives in nearby island of Nare.

Geography

Anagusa is located 10 km south of the Engineer Islands. It was settled by migrants from Normanby and Wari islands. The style of the Anagusa pottery is similar to those of the people of Wari. The population consists of fishermen and farmers. The closest island is Nare (Mudge) Island 6.8 km south-east.

The inhabitants of the island speak Bwanabwana. [2]

Administratively, the island belongs to Bwanabwana LLG (Local Level Government area) of the Samarai-Murua District in Milne Bay Province. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Prostar Sailing Directions 2004 New Guinea Enroute, p. 168
  2. ↑ "Papua New Guinea WWW Virtual Library – Google Maps version". Archived from the original on 2014-02-13. Retrieved 2016-03-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ↑ Ethnologue, Languages of the World: Bwanabwana, A language of Papua New Guinea
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