Kerema District | |
|---|---|
  Kerema District Location within Gulf Province of Papua New Guinea. | |
| Coordinates: 7°58′S145°46′E / 7.967°S 145.767°E | |
| Country |  Papua New Guinea |
| Province | Gulf Province |
| Capital | Kerema |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,318 km2 (2,825 sq mi) |
| Population (2011 census) | |
| • Total | 107,231 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (38/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+10 (AEST) |
Kerema District is a district of the Gulf Province of Papua New Guinea. Its capital is Kerema. [1]
Orokolo is a Trans–New Guinea language spoken in Ihu Rural LLG, Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea by about 50,000 people (2010). Alternate names are Bailala, Haira, Kaipi, Kairu-Kaura, Muro, Muru, Vailala, and West Elema. It is spoken in various villages, including Vailala.
The Gulf of Papua is located in the southern coast region of New Guinea. It has a total surface area of 70,400 km2 (27,200 sq mi).
Gulf Province is a province of Papua New Guinea located on the southern coast. The provincial capital is Kerema. The 34,472 km² province is dominated by mountains, lowland river deltas, and grassland flood plains. In Gulf Province, the Kikori, Turama, Purari and Vailala rivers meet the Papuan Gulf. The province has the second-smallest population of all the provinces of Papua New Guinea with 106,898 inhabitants. The province shares land borders with Western Province to the west, Southern Highlands, Chimbu, and Eastern Highlands to the north, Morobe Province to the east, and Central Province to the southeast.
Kerema is the capital of Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea. It is located on the coast of Gulf of Papua. The Gulf region is aptly named for its concave coastline with large deltas. The Gulf area is a riparian region where many rivers from the southern slopes of the highlands drain into.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port Moresby is a Latin Metropolitan Archdiocese in Papua New Guinea, yet remains dependent on the missionary Propaganda Fide Roman Congregation.
Kerema Airport is an airport in Kerema, Papua New Guinea.
Ankave or Angave is a Papuan language spoken by the approximately 1,600 Angave people in Kerema District, Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea.
This page is a list of districts of Papua New Guinea.
Bishop Paul John Marx, M.S.C. was a French Roman Catholic prelate, who was bishop of Kerema, Papua New Guinea from 6 December 1988 until 13 March 2010.
The Eleman languages are a family spoken around Kerema Bay, Papua New Guinea.
Menyamya District is a district of the Morobe Province of Papua New Guinea. Its capital is Menyamya. The population of the district was 87,209 at the 2011 census.
Chuave District is a district of the Simbu Province of Papua New Guinea. Its capital is Chuave. The population was 39,021 at the 2011 census.
Sinasina-Yonggomugl District is a district of the Simbu Province of Papua New Guinea. Its capital is Kamtai. The population was 56,805 at the 2011 census.
Kaki Ae, or Tate, is a language with about 500 speakers, half the ethnic population, near Kerema, in Papua New Guinea. It was previously known by the foreign designation Raeta Tati.
Lilau is a Papuan language of Papua New Guinea, closely related to Monumbo. It is spoken in Lilau ward, Almami Rural LLG, Bogia District, Madang Province.
Tairuma, also known as Uaripi after its location, is a Trans–New Guinea language spoken in Uaripi in Central Kerema Rural LLG, Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea.
Aisi, or Musak, is a Papuan language of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.
Tainae is an Angan language of Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea. Famba (7.506365°S 145.811363°E, Paiguna, and Pio of Kotidanga Rural LLG are the main villages.
Richard Mendani is a Papua New Guinean politician. He has been a member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea since 2012, representing the electorate of Kerema Open in Gulf Province.
Kerema Urban LLG is a local-level government (LLG) of Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea.
Coordinates: 7°57′49″S145°46′17″E / 7.96361°S 145.77139°E
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