Populai Island

Populai Island
Nickname: Margaret Island
	Populai Island
Geography
Location	Oceania
Coordinates	10°35′19″S150°52′55″E / 10.58861°S 150.88194°E Coordinates: 10°35′19″S150°52′55″E / 10.58861°S 150.88194°E [1]
Archipelago	Louisiade Archipelago
Adjacent bodies of water	Solomon Sea
Total islands	1
Major islands	Populai;
Area	1.71 km2 (0.66 sq mi)
Length	2.35 km (1.46 mi)
Width	1 km (0.6 mi)
Coastline	7 km (4.3 mi)
Highest elevation	106 m (348 ft)
Administration
	Papua New Guinea
Province	Milne Bay
Island Group	Samarai Islands
Island Group	Sideia Islands
Ward	Gotai
Largest settlement	Populai(pop. 15)
Demographics
Population	15 (2014)
Pop. density	8.8/km2 (22.8/sq mi)
Ethnic groups	Papauans, Austronesians, Melanesians.
Additional information
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10);
ISO code	PG-MBA
Official website	www.ncdc.gov.pg

Last updated May 10, 2020

Populai Island (also known as Margaret Island) is an island in the Louisiade Archipelago in Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea.

Administration

The island is part of Gotai Ward. it belongs to Bwanabwana Rural Local Level Government Area LLG, Samarai-Murua District, which are in Milne Bay Province.^[2]

Geography

Populai is located Southeast of Sideia Island. The island is part of the Sideia group, itself a part of Samarai Islands of the Louisiade Archipelago.

Demographics

The population of 15 is living in 1 village on the north coast.^[3]

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References

↑ Prostar Sailing Directions 2004 New Guinea Enroute, p. 168
↑ LLG map
↑ "map". Archived from the original on 2016-03-16. Retrieved 2020-05-09.

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[ref1-1] Prostar Sailing Directions 2004 New Guinea Enroute, p. 168

[ref2-2] LLG map

[3] "map". Archived from the original on 2016-03-16. Retrieved 2020-05-09.