Namatanai Rural LLG

Namatanai Rural LLG
Location of Namatanai Rural LLG in Namatanai District of New Ireland Province in Papua New Guinea
Country	Papua New Guinea
Province	New Ireland Province
Time zone	UTC+10 (AEST)

District map of New Ireland Province

Namatanai Rural LLG is a local government area in New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea. The LLG is located in Namatanai District and the LLG headquarters is Namatanai.

The LLG is accessible by road from Kavieng and is bordered by Sentral Niu Ailan Rural LLG in the north, Matalai Rural LLG in the south east and Konoagil Rural LLG in the west coast. The local language is Patpatar language with its Pala, Hinsaal, Sokarek and Sokirik dialects while the Niwer Mil language is spoken by Tanga Islanders who have bought blocks of land at Bo village.

The LLG president is Michael Singan. Current Population is 20,003 as per 2011 PNG National Census Report.

Wards[]

• 01. Palabong
• 02. Kabanut (including Umudu village)^[1]
• 03. Matakan
• 04. Burau
• 05. Rasirik
• 06. Labur
• 07. Loloba
• 08. Kanapit
• 09. Pire
• 10. Namatanai
• 12. Salimun
• 13. Bisapu
• 14. Sopau
• 15. Rativis
• 16. Hipaling
• 17. Himau
• 18. Nokon
• 19. Hipakat
• 20. Kembeng
• 21. Sena
• 81. Namatanai Urban

References[]

• "Census Figures by Wards - Islands Region". www.nso.gov.pg. 2011 National Population and Housing Census: Ward Population Profile. Port Moresby: National Statistical Office, Papua New Guinea. 2014.
• "Final Figures". www.nso.gov.pg. 2011 National Population and Housing Census: Ward Population Profile. Port Moresby: National Statistical Office, Papua New Guinea. 2014.
• OCHA FISS (2018). "Papua New Guinea administrative level 0, 1, 2, and 3 population statistics and gazetteer". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.
• United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.
• Patpatar at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)