| Official Name: | New Guinea Islands Region |
| Settlement Type: | Region |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Papua New Guinea |
| Seat Type: | Largest city |
| Seat: | Arawa |
| Area Total Km2: | 56602 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 1096543 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | PNGST |
| Utc Offset1: | +10:00 |
The New Guinea Islands Region is one of four regions of Papua New Guinea (PNG), comprising the Bismarck Archipelago and north-western Solomon Islands Archipelago, located north-east of New Guinea island (the mainland).
This is the least populous inhabited region of the country with an estimated population of 1,096,000 (15% of PNG) in 2011.[2]
It is distinct through its prehistory and history, as shown by the prevalence of Austronesian languages, and archeological findings of Lapita pottery culture.
The Region is administratively divided into five provinces: