New Britain is the largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago of Papua New Guinea. It is separated from the island of New Guinea by the Dampier and Vitiaz Straits and from New Ireland by St. George's Channel. The main towns of New Britain are Rabaul/Kokopo and Kimbe. The island is roughly the size of Taiwan. While the island was part of German New Guinea, it was named Neupommern.
Rabaul is a township in East New Britain province, on the island of New Britain, in the country of Papua New Guinea. It lies about 600 kilometres to the east of the island of New Guinea. Rabaul was the provincial capital and most important settlement in the province until it was destroyed in 1994 by falling ash from a volcanic eruption in its harbor.
Morobe Province is a province on the northern coast of Papua New Guinea. The provincial capital, and largest city, is Lae. The province covers 33,705 km², with a population of 674,810, and since the division of Southern Highlands Province in May 2012 it is the most populous province. It includes the Huon Peninsula, the Markham River, and delta, and coastal territories along the Huon Gulf. The province has nine administrative districts, and 101 languages are spoken, including Kâte and Yabim. English and Tok Pisin are common languages in the urban areas, and in some areas forms of Pidgin German are mixed with the native language.
George Telek Mamua, commonly known simply as Telek is a musician and singer from Papua New Guinea.
Kokopo is the capital of East New Britain in Papua New Guinea. It is administered under Kokopo-Vunamami Urban LLG.
The Gazelle Peninsula is a large peninsula in northeastern East New Britain, Papua New Guinea located on the island of New Britain within the Bismarck Archipelago, situated in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. The Rabaul caldera is located on the northern tip of the peninsula. Upon the Gazelle Peninsula are the Baining Mountains, of which the highest point is Mount Sinewit. The Gazelle Peninsula houses Vulcan (volcano) Crater and Mount Tavurvur, both of which conducted volcanic activity in the 20th and 21st centuries and have provided extremely fertile soils. The body of the Gazelle Peninsula is about 80 kilometers. The southern isthmus upon which the Gazelle Peninsula is connected to the main body of East New Britain is reduced to about 32 kilometers.
This page is a list of local-level governments (LLGs) of Papua New Guinea. There are 326 LLGs comprising 6,112 wards as of 2018.
This page is a list of districts of Papua New Guinea.
Gazelle District is one of four administrative districts that make up the province of East New Britain Province in Papua New Guinea. The headquarters of Gazelle district is located in Kerevat town, located approximately 35 km from Kokopo, the province's main commercial center.
Dion Aiye is a Papua New Guinean rugby league footballer who plays as a stand-off or scrum-half for Whitehaven in Betfred League 1.
Siar, also known as Lak, Lamassa, or Likkilikki, is an Austronesian language spoken in New Ireland Province in the southern island point of Papua New Guinea. Lak is in the Patpatar-Tolai sub-group, which then falls under the New Ireland-Tolai group in the Western Oceanic language, a sub-group within the Austronesian family. The Siar people keep themselves sustained and nourished by fishing and gardening. The native people call their language ep warwar anun dat, which means «our language».
The 2014 OFC Women's Nations Cup was the 10th edition of the OFC Women's Nations Cup, and took place in Papua New Guinea from 25–29 October 2014. The football tournament was organised by the Oceania Football Confederation. It was the tenth edition of the tournament.
The Agmark Rabaul Gurias are a semi professional Papua New Guinean rugby league team from Kokopo, East New Britain Province. They currently compete in the Papua New Guinea National Rugby League Competition. They play their home games at Kalabond Oval at the foot of active volcano Tavurvur. The Franchise is owned by NGIP Agmark Limited and was founded in 1991. The team has won six premierships in 2001,2003,2005,2009,2012 and 2015. The team has been a competitive team in the semi professional rugby game in Papua New Guinea over the past years and the team has developed professional rugby players who are now playing for the PNG Hunters like Israel Eliab, Ase Boas, Watson Boas and Wartovo Puara Jr. Former greats include Kumul strongman Lucas Solbat and Normyle Eremas.
Kalabond Oval is a sporting oval in Kokopo, East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea. It is home to rugby league team Agmark Gurias and has a capacity of just over 5,000 spectators. The stadium sits on the foot of an active volcano, Tavurvur.
Wartovo Puara Jr is a Papua New Guinean professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Barrow Raiders in the Betfred Championship. He has previously played for the Papua New Guinea Hunters in the Queensland Cup since their inception in 2014. He has represented the Papua New Guinean national team, most notably at the 2017 World Cup. He primarily plays as a hooker.
Vudal Gazelle FC, more commonly referred to simply as Gazelle FC, is a semi-professional association football club based in Kokopo, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea. The club was founded in 2019.
Kokopo-Vunamami Rural LLG is a local-level government (LLG) of East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea.
