| East New Britain Province | |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Coordinates: | -5.1667°N 196°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Papua New Guinea |
| Established Title: | Formation |
| Established Date: | 1976 |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Kokopo |
| Parts Type: | Districts |
| Parts Style: | list |
| P1: | Gazelle District |
| Leader Title: | Governor |
| Leader Name: | Michael Marum |
| Area Total Km2: | 15724 |
| Population Total: | 328369 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 census |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Main languages |
| Timezone1: | AEST |
| Utc Offset1: | +10 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | HDI (2019) |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 0.600[1] · 3rd of 22 |
| P2: | Kokopo District |
| P3: | Pomio District |
| P4: | Rabaul District |
East New Britain is a province of Papua New Guinea, consisting of the north-eastern part of the island of New Britain and the Duke of York Islands. The capital of the province is Kokopo, not far from the old capital of Rabaul, which was largely destroyed in a volcanic eruption in 1994. East New Britain covers a total land area of 15816km2, and the province's population was reported as 220,133 in the 2000 census, rising to 328,369 in the 2011 count.[2] Provincial coastal waters extend over an area of 104000m2. The province's only land border is with West New Britain Province to the west, and it also shares a maritime border with New Ireland Province to the east.
East New Britain has a dual economy: a cash economy operates side by side with the subsistence-farming sector. The main crops produced for export are cocoa and copra. Tourism continues to be an increasingly important sector of the provincial economy.
There are sixteen Austronesian languages spoken in the province, of which Kuanua, spoken by the Tolai on the Gazelle Peninsula is the most widely spoken. Papuan languages are also spoken in the province, including the Baining, Taulil, Ata, Kol, Makolkol, and Sulka languages.
Each province in Papua New Guinea has one or more districts, and each district has one or more Local Level Government (LLG) areas. For census purposes, the LLG areas are subdivided into wards and those into census units.[3]
The province was governed by a decentralised provincial administration, headed by a Premier, from 1977 to 1995. Following reforms taking effect that year, the national government reassumed some powers, and the role of Premier was replaced by a position of Governor, to be held by the winner of the province-wide seat in the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea.[4] [5]
| Premier | Term |
|---|---|
| 1977–1978 | |
| 1978–1980 | |
| 1980–1981 | |
| 1981–1989 | |
| 1989–1995 | |
| Governor | Term | |
|---|---|---|
| 1995–2000 | ||
| 2000–2012 | ||
| 2012–2017 | ||
| 2017–2022 | ||
| 2022–present |
The province and each district is represented by a Member of the National Parliament. There is one provincial electorate and each district is an open electorate.
| Electorate | Member |
|---|---|
| East New Britain Provincial | Michael Marum |
| Jelta Wong | |
| Ereman ToBaining Jr | |
| Elias Kapavore | |
| Allan Marat | |