Sabari Island

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Sabari Island
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Sabari Island
Geography
Location Oceania
Coordinates 11°07′S153°06′E / 11.117°S 153.100°E / -11.117; 153.100 [1]
Archipelago Louisiade Archipelago
Adjacent to Solomon Sea
Total islands1
Major islands
  • Sabari
Area4.04 km2 (1.56 sq mi)
Highest elevation55 m (180 ft)
Highest pointMount Sabari
Administration
Province Flag of Milne Bay.svg  Milne Bay
District Samarai-Murua District
LLG [2] Louisiade Rural LLG
Island Group Calvados Chain
Largest settlement Hekampan (pop. 300)
Demographics
Population708 (2014)
Pop. density175/km2 (453/sq mi)
Ethnic groups Papauans, Austronesians, Melanesians.
Additional information
Time zone
ISO code PG-MBA
Official website www.ncdc.gov.pg

Sabari Island is an island in Papua New Guinea, part of the Calvados Chain within the Louisiade Archipelago. Politically, it is in its own separate Ward, not like the other Calvados Chain islands which all belong to the Calvados Chain Ward. It is located at a reef called Tawa Tawamal . It is the most populated island of the group. The main villages are Hekampen (at the southeastern tip), Tandeyai (south coast of the northwestern part), Hebenahine, and Maho.

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