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| Country | Papua New Guinea |
| Province | New Ireland Province |
| Time zone | UTC+10 (AEST) |
Namatanai Rural LLG is a local government area in New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea. The LLG is located in Namatanai District and the LLG headquarters is Namatanai.
New Ireland Province, formerly New Mecklenburg, is the most northeastern province of Papua New Guinea.
Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea is a country in Oceania that occupies the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and its offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean north of Australia. Its capital, located along its southeastern coast, is Port Moresby. The western half of New Guinea forms the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua. It is the world's 3rd largest island country with 462,840 km2 (178,700 sq mi).
Namatanai District is the southernmost and larger of the two districts of New Ireland Province in Papua New Guinea. The district covers the southern part of the island of New Ireland, as well as the Tabar Group, the Lihir Group, the Tanga Islands and the Feni Islands.
The LLG is accessible by road from Kavieng and is bordered by Sentral Niu Ailan Rural LLG in the north, Matalai Rural LLG in the south east and Konoagil Rural LLG in the west coast. The local language is Patpatar language with its Pala, Hinsaal, Sokarek and Sokirik dialects while the Niwer Mil language is spoken by Tanga Islanders who have bought blocks of land at Bo village.
Kavieng is the capital of the Papua New Guinean province of New Ireland and the largest town on the island of the same name. The town is located at Balgai Bay, on the northern tip of the island. As of 2009, it had a population of 17,248.
Sentral Niu Ailan Rural LLG is a local government area in New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea. The LLG administers the central area of the island of New Ireland especially the people of Barok, Mandak, Kuot, Notsi and the Tabar Group. The LLG is located in Namatanai District and the LLG headquarters is Konos.
Matalai Rural LLG was created from Wards 15-21 in the Namatanai Rural LLG and Wards 1-2 of Konoagil Rural LLG in the Namatanai district of New Ireland. It is located in the South East Coast of New Ireland Province. It has a population of 12,393 as of the 2011 PNG National Census. The current LLG President is Augustine Topi. Languages spoken here are Sursurunga language, Fanamaket language and Konomala language.
The LLG president is Michael Singan. Current Population is 20,003 as per 2011 PNG National Census Report.
