Manus Province
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Manus Province is located in Papua New Guinea
Manus Province
Manus Province
Location within Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: 2°5′S 147°0′E
Country     Papua New Guinea
Capital     Lorengau
Districts    
List

    Manus District

Government
 • Governor     Charlie Benjamin 2012-
Area
 • Total     2,000 km2 (800 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)
 • Total     60,485
 • Density     30/km2 (78/sq mi)
Time zone     AEST (UTC+10)

Manus Province is the smallest province in Papua New Guinea with a land area of 2,100 km², but with more than 220,000 km² of water. The capital of the province is Lorengau and the total population is 60,485 (2011 census).

The province is made up of the Admiralty Islands (a group of 18 islands in the Bismarck Archipelago) and Wuvulu Island and nearby atolls in the west. The largest island in the group is Manus Island where Lorengau and an Australian immigration detention centre are located.

Contents

    1 Economy
    2 Politics
    3 Sports
    4 History
    5 District and LLGs
    6 References
    7 External links

Economy

The primary industries are coconut and cocoa cultivation, and bech de mer (sea cucumber) fishing. Among scuba divers, the Islands; particularly Bipi Island; have a reputation as a good diving destination with colorful marine life, coral reefs, shipwrecks, and clear water.
Politics

Due to its population size, Manus Province only has two Members of Parliament. A Governor and an Open Member. Charlie Benjamin is the current Governor while his counterpart in the Open Seat is Ronny Knight. Unlike most provinces in Papua New Guinea, General Elections are usually peaceful and carried out efficiently on the Island. Traditional "Lapans" - village leaders, are also respected figures in the communities.
Sports
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Soccer and touch rugby are among the most common outdoor sports played in the province. Rugby League, Union, basketball, volleyball and netball are gaining popularity in on the Island. Due to the lack of proper sporting facilities, most talented sportsmen and women find it hard to make it on the national scenes. However, the introduction of the PNG Grassrooots Games has helped expose some of these hidden talents.
History

The archipelago became a German protectorate in 1880 and an Australian mandate in 1920.

During World War II the archipelago was occupied by the Japanese who established a small base in April 1942 near the village of Rossun on Manus Island. They also built the first landing strip entirely by manpower at the eastern Point of Los Negros Island in Momote.

On 29 February 1944 during World War II, the Admiralty Islands were invaded in Operation Brewer led by American General Douglas MacArthur. The Americans quickly built a big base at Seeadler Harbor, including harbour, wharves and an airbase, which became an important base for the further war operations in New Guinea as well as on the Philippines. The base is today used by the PNG Defence Force. It was made famous by the work there and writing of it by the New York anthropologist Margaret Mead from the 1950s through '70s.
District and LLGs

Manus Province has a single district, which contains one urban (Lorengau) and eleven rural Local Level Government (LLG) areas. For census purposes, the LLG areas are subdivided into wards and those into census units.[1]
District     District Capital     LLG Name
Manus District     Lorengau     Aua-Wuvulu Rural
Balopa Rural
Bisikani-Soparibeu Kabin Rural
Lelemadih-Bupi Chupei Rural
Lorengau Urban
Los Negros Rural
Nali Sopat-Penabu Rural
Nigoherm Rural
Pobuma Rural
Pomutu-Kurti-Andra Rural
Rapatona Rural
Tetidu Rural
References

    National Statistical Office of Papua New Guinea

External links

    Manus Island
    WWII Battle for Manus Island
    People of M'Buke Island, Manus, Papua New Guinea

    v
    t
    e

Papua New Guinea Provinces of Papua New Guinea

    Bougainville1
    Central
    Chimbu (Simbu)
    Eastern Highlands
    East New Britain
    East Sepik
    Enga
    Gulf
    Hela
    Jiwaka
    Madang
    Manus
    Milne Bay
    Morobe
    New Ireland
    Oro (Northern)
    Sandaun (West Sepik)
    Southern Highlands
    Western
    Western Highlands
    West New Britain

    National Capital District (Port Moresby)