Buiari Island
Native name: Weitoa Island Nickname: O'Neil Island | |
|---|---|
  Buiari Island Location within Papua New Guinea | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Oceania |
| Coordinates | 10°40′19″S 150°55′55″E / 10.67194°S 150.93194°E[1] |
| Archipelago | Louisiade Archipelago |
| Adjacent to | Solomon Sea |
| Total islands | 1 |
| Major islands |
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| Area | 3.13 km2 (1.21 sq mi) |
| Length | 2.4 km (1.49 mi) |
| Width | 1.7 km (1.06 mi) |
| Coastline | 8.6 km (5.34 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 580 ft (177 m) |
| Highest point | Mount Buiari |
| Administration | |
| Province |  Milne Bay |
| Island Group | Samarai Islands |
| Island Group | Sideia Islands |
| Ward | Buiari Ward |
| Largest settlement | Buiari (pop. 400) |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 500 (2014) |
| Pop. density | 156/km2 (404/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | Papauans, Austronesians, Melanesians. |
| Additional information | |
| Time zone | |
| ISO code | PG-MBA |
| Official website | www |
Buiari Island is an island in the Louisiade Archipelago in Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea.
Administration[edit]
The island is part of Buiari Ward (which also includes some tiny villages on near Basilaki island. The ward belong to Bwanabwana Rural Local Level Government Area LLG, Samarai-Murua District, which are in Milne Bay Province.[2]
Geography[edit]
Buiari is located Southwest of Basilaki, and is part of the Basilaki group, itself a part of Samarai Islands of the Louisiade Archipelago.
Demographics[edit]
The population of 500 is living in 2 villages across the island.[3] The most important one, and where the dock is located, is Buiari, and is on the north coast facing Basilaki. The smaller one, Numodubo, is in the central plateau
Economy[edit]
The islanders, are farmers as opposed to eastern Louisiade Archipelago islanders. they grow Sago, Taro, and Yams for crops.
Transportation[edit]
There is a dock at Buiari.
References[edit]
- ^ Prostar Sailing Directions 2004 New Guinea Enroute, p. 168
- ^ "LLG map" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-08-11. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
- ^ "map". Archived from the original on 2016-03-16. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
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