Nigaho Island

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Nigaho Island
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Nigaho Island
Geography
Location Oceania
Coordinates 11°11′S153°05′E / 11.183°S 153.083°E / -11.183; 153.083 [1]
Archipelago Louisiade Archipelago
Adjacent to Solomon Sea
Total islands1
Major islands
  • Nigaho
Area0.11 km2 (0.042 sq mi)
Highest elevation20 m (70 ft)
Administration
Province Flag of Milne Bay.svg  Milne Bay
District Samarai-Murua District
LLG [2] Yeleamba Rural LLG
Island Group Calvados Chain
Largest settlement Nigaho (pop. 226)
Demographics
Population226 (2014)
Pop. density2,054/km2 (5320/sq mi)
Ethnic groups Papauans, Austronesians, Melanesians.
Additional information
Time zone
ISO code PG-MBA
Official website www.ncdc.gov.pg

Nigaho Island is an island in Papua New Guinea, part of the Calvados Chain within the Louisiade Archipelago. Politically, it is in Pana Tinani Ward, not like the other Calvados Chain islands which all belong to the Calvados Chain Ward. It is the most densely populated island of the chain. It is the most eastern island of the chain.

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