Atlas of Papua New Guinea

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Atlas-country Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea Papua Niugini English Papua New Guinea - Independent State of Papua New Guinea The Independent State of Papua New Guinea is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands (the western portion of the island is occupied by the ► Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Irian Jaya). It is located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, in a region defined since the early 19th century as Melanesia., and has maritime borders with ► Micronesia, ► Nauru, the ► Solomon Islands and ► Australia. In the east lies the autonomous province of ► Bougainville. Its capital, and one of its few major cities, is Port Moresby. It is one of the most diverse countries on Earth, with over 850 indigenous languages and at least as many traditional societies, out of a population of just under 6 million. It is also one of the most rural, with only 18 per cent of its people living in urban centres. The country is also one of the world's least explored, culturally and geographically, and many undiscovered species of plants and animals are thought to exist in the interior of Papua New Guinea. Tok Pisin Papua Niugini - Papua Niugini em i wanpela kantri bilong Pasifik, long Kontinen Osenia. Kapitol na taun bikpela tumas bilong em i Pot Mosbi. Short name  Papua New Guinea Official name Independent State of Papua New Guinea Status Independent country since 1975 Location Pacific Ocean Capital Port Moresby, Pot Mosby Population 7,275,324 inhabitants Area 462,840 square kilometres (178,700 sq mi) Major languages English, Tok Pisin, Hiri Motu (all official), and Indigenous Languages Major religions Protestantism, Roman Catolicism, and Traditional Religions More information Papua New Guinea, Geography of Papua New Guinea, History of Papua New Guinea and Politics of Papua New Guinea More images Papua New Guinea - Papua New Guinea (Category).

General maps

Hemispheric location map of Papua New Guinea.

Map of Papua New Guinea, with location of most important cities.

Location map of the 22 provinces of Papua New Guinea, including the capital district and the autonomous region of Bougainville (since 2012).

Location map of the 20 provinces of Papua New Guinea, including the capital district and the autonomous region of Bougainville (before 2012).

Administrative map of Papua New Guinea (2004), with names of archipelagos, and the former subdivision into 20 provinces, including the capital district and the former province (now an autonomous region) of Bougainville (Northern Solomons).

Topographic and administrative map of Papua New Guinea (1985), with names of archipelagos, and the former subdivision into 20 provinces, including the capital district and the former province (now an autonomous region) of Bougainville (Northern Solomons).

Topographic and administrative map of Papua New Guinea (1989), with names of archipelagos, and the former subdivision into 20 provinces, including the capital district and the former province (now an autonomous region) of Bougainville (Northern Solomons).

Location map of districts of Papua New Guinea (2012) Districts and LLGs of Papua New Guinea

Location map of LLGs of Papua New Guinea (2012) Districts and LLGs of Papua New Guinea

Locator maps of subdivisions

Papua Region

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  Papua Region
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  National Capital District
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  Central Province
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  Gulf Province
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  Milne Bay Province
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  Northern (or Oro) Province
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  Western (or Fly) Province

Highlands Region

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  Highlands Region
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  Chimbu (or Simbu) Province
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  Enga Province
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  Eastern Highlands Province
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  Southern Highlands Province (since 2012)
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  Hela Province (since 2012)
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  Western Highlands Province (since 2012)
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  Jiwaka Province (since 2012)
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  Southern Highlands Province (before 2012), including the newer Hela Province (since 2012)
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  Western Highlands Province (before 2012), including the newer Jiwaka Province (since 2012)

Momase Region

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  Momase Region
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  Morobe Province
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  Madang Province
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  East Sepik Province
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  West Sepik (or Sandaun) Province

Islands Region

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  Islands Region
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  Manus Province
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  New Ireland Province
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  East New Britain Province
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  West New Britain Province
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  Autonomous Region of Bougainville (Northern Solomons)

Other maps

Map of Bougainville (Northern Solomons)

Basic divisions of New Guinea island, including parts from en:Indonesia and Papua New Guinea (before 2012).

History maps

This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day Papua New Guinea, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day Papua New Guinea.

Division of the Germany colonies in Oceania after World War I

Old maps

This section holds copies of original general maps more than 70 years old.

Map of New Guinea ('Nova Guinea'), Spanish/Portuguese, c.1600; as reproduced in G. Collingridge's 1906 work, "The First Discovery of Australia and New Guinea"

Notes and references

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