Kavieng District | |
Pushpin Map: | Papua New Guinea New Ireland |
Pushpin Relief: | yes |
Coordinates: | -2.5718°N 150.8048°W |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Papua New Guinea |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Papua New Guinea |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | New Ireland Province |
Parts Type: | LLGs |
Parts Style: | list |
P1: | Kavieng (U) |
P2: | Lavongai (R) |
P3: | Tikana (R) |
P4: | Murat (R) |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Kavieng |
Area Total Km2: | 2983 |
Population Total: | 83162 |
Population As Of: | 2011 census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics1 Title1: | Main languages |
Leader Title: | MP |
Leader Name: | Ian Ling-Stuckey |
Timezone1: | AEST |
Utc Offset1: | +10 |
Kavieng District is the northernmost district of New Ireland Province in Papua New Guinea. The district contains the northern part of the island of New Ireland, as well as New Hannover, and the St. Matthias Group.
The district headquarters is Kavieng and the district has four LLG areas, Kavieng Urban LLG, Lavongai Rural LLG, Tikana Rural LLG and Murat Rural LLG.