Anagusa Explained

Anagusa
Native Name Lang:png
Nickname:-->
Map:Papua New Guinea
Coordinates:-10.7133°N 151.2422°W[1]
Location:Oceania
Archipelago:Louisiade Archipelago
Waterbody:Solomon Sea
Area Km2:1.42
Length Km:2.2
Width Km:1.1
Coastline M:-->
Elevation M:10
Highest Mount:Mount Anagusa
Country:Papua New Guinea
Country Admin Divisions Title:Province
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:District
Country Admin Divisions 1:Samarai-Murua District
Country Admin Divisions Title 2:LLG
Country Admin Divisions Title 3:Island Group
Country Admin Divisions 3:Bentley Islands
Country Largest City:Anagusa
Country Largest City Population:~70
Population:112
Population As Of:2014
Density Km2:78.8
Ethnic Groups:Papuans, Austronesians, Melanesians.
Timezone1:AEST
Utc Offset1:+10
Iso Code Type:ISO code
Iso Code:PG-MBA

Anagusa is an island, part of the Bentley Group, in Louisiade Archipelago in the southeastern part of Papua New Guinea. For 2014 census, the island had a village of 122 residents in 21 households, although at least 1 family lives in nearby island of Nare.

Geography

Anagusa is located 10 km south of the Engineer Islands. It was settled by migrants from Normanby and Wari islands. The style of the Anagusa pottery is similar to those of the people of Wari. The population consists of fishermen and farmers. The closest island is Nare (Mudge) Island 6.8 km south-east.

The inhabitants of the island speak Bwanabwana.[2]

Administratively, the island belongs to Bwanabwana Rural LLG (Local Level Government area) of the Samarai-Murua District in Milne Bay Province.[3]

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=TnHGVP_BfgUC&pg=PA168 Prostar Sailing Directions 2004 New Guinea Enroute
  2. Web site: Papua New Guinea WWW Virtual Library – Google Maps version . 2016-03-11 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20140213032503/http://coombs.anu.edu.au/SpecialProj/PNG/GMAP/PNG-GMAP.htm . 2014-02-13 .
  3. http://www.ethnologue.org/show_language.asp?code=tte Ethnologue, Languages of the World: Bwanabwana, A language of Papua New Guinea