Buiari Island | |
Native Name: | Weitoa Island |
Sobriquet: | O'Neil Island |
Native Name Lang: | png |
Map: | Papua New Guinea |
Coordinates: | -10.6719°N 150.9319°W[1] |
Location: | Oceania |
Archipelago: | Louisiade Archipelago |
Waterbody: | Solomon Sea |
Total Islands: | 1 |
Area Km2: | 3.13 |
Length Km: | 2.4 |
Width Km: | 1.7 |
Coastline Km: | 8.6 |
Elevation Ft: | 580 |
Highest Mount: | Mount Buiari |
Country: | Papua New Guinea |
Country Admin Divisions Title: | Province |
Country Admin Divisions Title 1: | Island Group |
Country Admin Divisions 1: | Samarai Islands |
Country Admin Divisions Title 2: | Island Group |
Country Admin Divisions 2: | Sideia Islands |
Country Admin Divisions Title 3: | Ward |
Country Admin Divisions 3: | Buiari Ward |
Country Largest City: | Buiari |
Country Largest City Population: | 400 |
Population: | 500 |
Population As Of: | 2014 |
Density Km2: | 156 |
Ethnic Groups: | Papauans, Austronesians, Melanesians. |
Timezone1: | AEST |
Utc Offset1: | +10 |
Iso Code Type: | ISO code |
Iso Code: | PG-MBA |
Buiari Island is an island in the Louisiade Archipelago in Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea.
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]
Buiari is located Southwest of Basilaki, and is part of the Basilaki group, itself a part of Samarai Islands of the Louisiade Archipelago.
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
The islanders, are farmers as opposed to eastern Louisiade Archipelago islanders. they grow Sago, Taro, and Yams for crops.
There is a dock at Buiari.