Wewak is the capital of the East Sepik province of Papua New Guinea. It is located on the northern coast of the island of New Guinea. It is the largest town between Madang and Jayapura. It is the see city (seat) of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wewak.
This page is a list of districts of Papua New Guinea.
The Lower Sepik a.k.a. Nor–Pondo languages are a small language family of East Sepik Province in northern Papua New Guinea. They were identified as a family by K Laumann in 1951 under the name Nor–Pondo, and included in Donald Laycock's now-defunct 1973 Sepik–Ramu family.
Angoram is a town and seat of Angoram District in East Sepik Province in north-western Papua New Guinea. The area is noted for its rubber and cocoa plantations and the town is situated on the Sepik River. The town is served by Angoram Airport. It is part of Angoram-Middle Sepik Rural LLG.
Gumine District is a district of the Simbu Province of Papua New Guinea. Its capital is Gumine. The population was 56,860 at the 2011 census. Gumine District comprises the following major tribes and language groups:
Kundiawa-Gembogl District is a district of the Simbu Province of Papua New Guinea. Its capital is Kundiawa. The population was 78,521 at the 2011 census.
Imbonggu District is a district of the Southern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea. Its capital currently is Walume, but previously it was Ialibu Station. The population was 80,994 at the 2011 census.
Jimi District is a district of the Jiwaka Province of Papua New Guinea. Its capital is Tabibuga. The population of the district was 71,379 at the 2011 census. Before May 2012, it was part of the Western Highlands Province. It is home to the Jimi Valley and the village of Koinambe.
Cherubim Alfred Dambui, was a Papua New Guinea politician and Roman Catholic bishop. Dambui became the first Sepik to be ordained a Catholic priest in 1974 and served as the first premier of East Sepik Province beginning in 1976. Dambui also served as the auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
Ipiko is a Papuan language of Papua New Guinea, the most divergent of the Inland Gulf languages. Despite being spoken by only a few hundred people, language use is vigorous. It is spoken in Ipiko and Pahemuba villages, with Ipiko village being located in Amipoke ward, Baimuru Rural LLG, Kikori District, Gulf Province.
Nend (Nent), or Angaua, is a Papuan language spoken by the Angaua people of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in Pasinkap village of Arabaka Rural LLG, Madang Province.
Mbore a.k.a. Gamei (Gamai) is a Ramu language of Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in Gamei and Boroi villages in Yawar Rural LLG, Bogia District, Madang Province.
Marangis a.k.a. Watam is a Ramu language of Papua New Guinea. Like Bosmun, it shares a number of irregular plural markers with the Lower Sepik languages, supporting the proposal of a Ramu – Lower Sepik language family.
Angoram, also known as Pondo and by its speakers as Kanda, is a Papuan language of Papua New Guinea.
Foia Foia (Foyafoya), or Minanibai, is a Papuan language of Papua New Guinea, spoken in an area near Omati River mouth in Ikobi Kairi and Goaribari Census districts.
Gorovu is a nearly extinct Ramu language of Papua New Guinea.
Akrukay is a Ramu language of Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in the two villages of Akrurai and Andamang in Akrurai ward, Arabaka Rural LLG, Madang Province.
Koiwat is one of the Ndu languages of Sepik River region of northern Papua New Guinea.
The Marienberg or Marienberg Hills languages are a branch of the Torricelli language family. They are spoken in a mountainous stretch of region located between the towns of Wewak and Angoram in the Marienberg Hills of East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea.
Angoram-Middle Sepik Rural LLG is a local-level government (LLG) of East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea.
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