Wewak District | |
|---|---|
  Wewak District Location within Papua New Guinea | |
| Coordinates: 3°34′44″S143°38′38″E / 3.579°S 143.644°E | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea |
| Province | East Sepik Province |
| Capital | Wewak |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,284 km2 (882 sq mi) |
| Population (2011 census) | |
| • Total | 87,761 |
| • Density | 38/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+10 (AEST) |
Wewak District is a district of East Sepik Province in Papua New Guinea. It is one of the six administrative districts that make up the province. The main town is Wewak.
Coordinates: 3°34′44″S143°38′38″E / 3.579°S 143.644°E
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Wewak is the capital of the East Sepik province of Papua New Guinea. It is located on the northern coast of the island of New Guinea. It is the largest town between Madang and Jayapura. It is the see city (seat) of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wewak.
East Sepik is a province in Papua New Guinea. Its capital is Wewak. East Sepik has an estimated population of 433,481 people and is 43,426 km square in size.
Bernard Mullu Narokobi was a Papua New Guinean politician, jurist, and philosopher. He was serving as the Papua New Guinean High Commissioner to New Zealand prior to his death. Between 1987 and 1997 he represented his Wewak Open Electorate as a Member in the Papua New Guinea's National Parliament. During his time as a Member of Parliament (MP), he served as the Minister for Justice (1988–1992) in the government led by the then Prime Minister Rabbie Namaliu; Agriculture Minister (1992–1994) under the leadership of Prime Minister Sir Julius Chan led government; and Opposition Leader between 1998 and 2002, and Speaker of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea, until he lost his seat to the then Wewak MP Kimson Kare during the 2002 elections. He was displaced as a minister in the Chan government for failing to vote in favour of constitutional reforms in the provincial system of government.
This page is a list of districts of Papua New Guinea.
Operation Papua New Guinea Assist was the Australian Defence Force's contribution to the Australian humanitarian effort in Oro Province, Papua New Guinea following heavy flooding caused by Cyclone Guba in November 2007. The humanitarian effort was being led by AusAID and the ADF provided logistical support. The first ADF units involved in this operation deployed to Papua New Guinea on 21 November 2007 following a request from the PNG government. The operation was completed early December 2007.
Maprik District is a district of East Sepik Province in Papua New Guinea. It is one of the six administrative districts that make up the province. It is about two and half hours drive from the provincial capital of Wewak.
Wosera-Gawi District is a district of East Sepik Province in Papua New Guinea. It is one of the six administrative districts that make up the province.
Yangoru-Saussia District is a district of East Sepik Province in Papua New Guinea. It is one of the six administrative districts that make up the province.
Cherubim Alfred Dambui, was a Papua New Guinea politician and Roman Catholic bishop. Dambui became the first Sepik to be ordained a Catholic priest in 1974 and served as the first premier of East Sepik Province beginning in 1976. Dambui also served as the auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
The Sepik River is the longest river on the island of New Guinea, and after the Fly and the Mamberamo the third largest by volume. The majority of the river flows through the Papua New Guinea (PNG) provinces of Sandaun and East Sepik, with a small section flowing through the Indonesian province of Papua.
Tabo, also known as Waia (Waya), is a Papuan language of Western Province, Papua New Guinea, just north of the Fly River delta. The language has also been known as Hiwi and Hibaradai.
Juwal a.k.a. Muniwara is a Torricelli language of Papua New Guinea. Other names are Mambe and Tumara ~ Tumaru. It is spoken in Mambe and Tumeru villages of Turubu Rural LLG, East Sepik Province.
Foia Foia (Foyafoya), or Minanibai, is a Papuan language of Papua New Guinea, spoken in an area near Omati River mouth in Ikobi Kairi and Goaribari Census districts.
Koiwat is one of the Ndu languages of Sepik River region of northern Papua New Guinea.
Kaiep is one of three Kairiru languages of Turubu Rural LLG, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in the Kep, Taul, and Samap village area in Turubu Rural LLG.
Terebu (Turubu) is one of three Kairiru languages spoken in East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in Turubu village of Turubu Rural LLG, East Sepik Province.
Kandep is the district headquarters of Kandep District in the southern Enga Province of Papua New Guinea. It is a rural station located in the southern part of the district, and is administered by Kandep Rural LLG.
Wewak Rural LLG is a local-level government (LLG) of East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea.
Wewak Urban LLG is a local-level government (LLG) of East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea.
