Selau is a district of the

Autonomous Region of Bougainville Bougainville ( ; ; Tok Pisin: ''Bogenvil''), officially the Autonomous Region of Bougainville (Tok Pisin: ''Otonomos Region bilong Bogenvil''), is an autonomous region in Papua New Guinea. The largest island is Bougainville Island, while the re ...

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

. Generally it is known as Selau-Suir Rural LLG ( Local Level Government) which is one of the districts in Bougainville. The name Selau also represents the language of the area which is located in the northern tip of the larger island of Bougainville. It is commonly known as a dialect of the

Halia Halie or Halia (Ancient Greek: Ἁλίη or Ἁλία ''Haliê'' means 'the dweller in the sea' or 'the briney'Banep. 172/ref>) is the name of the following characters in Greek mythology: * Halie, the "ox-eyed" Nereid, sea-nymph daughter of the ' ...

language of the smaller Buka island which is located to the north and shares related cultural practices. The main town in Selau is Kokopau.

Villages

* Tangari

References

* * Populated places in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville {{PNG-geo-stub