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Provinces of Papua New Guinea
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For administrative purposes, Papua New Guinea is divided into administrative divisions called provinces. There are 22 provincial-level divisions, which include 20 provinces, the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, and the National Capital District of Port Moresby.
Provincial-level divisions of Papua New Guinea | |
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Category | Unitary state |
Location | Independent State of Papua New Guinea |
Number | 22 provincial-level divisions: 20 Provinces 1 Autonomous Region 1 National Capital District |
Populations | Provinces only: Smallest: 50,231 (Manus) Largest: 674,810 (Morobe) |
Areas | Provinces only: Smallest: 2,100 km2 (800 sq mi) (Manus) Largest: 98,190 km2 (37,911 sq mi) (Fly River) |
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In 2009, the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea created two additional provinces, that officially came into being on 17 May 2012.[1] They were Hela Province, which was split from Southern Highlands Province, and Jiwaka Province, which was split from Western Highlands Province.[2]
Each province forms a provincial electorate, called a constituency, for the PNG national parliament. The 22 provincial members are chosen from single-member electorates. Each provincial member becomes governor of their province unless they take a ministerial position, in which case the governorship passes to an open member of the province.[3]