Wasu Rural LLG is a
local-level government (LLG) of
Morobe Province
Morobe Province is a province on the northern coast of Papua New Guinea. The provincial capital and largest city is Lae. The province covers 33,705 km2, with a population of 674,810 (2011 census), and since the division of Southern Highlands P ...
,
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 ...
.
During
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
, the
Battle of Sio
The Battle of Sio, fought between December 1943 and March 1944, was the break-out and pursuit phase of General Douglas MacArthur's Huon Peninsula campaign, part of the New Guinea campaign of World War II.
After the defeat of the Japanese in th ...
took place in the LLG.
Wards
*01. Yakawa
*02.
Sio 2
*03.
Sio 1
*04. Kulavi
*05.
Wasu Station
*06. Kiari
*07. Weleki
*08. Towat
*09. Welowelo
*10. Singorokai
*11. Roinji (
Ronji language
Ronji is a minor Austronesian language of northern Papua New Guinea.
Locations
Ronji is spoken in two villages, one in Morobe Province and one in Madang Province:
*Roinji village (), Wasu Rural LLG, Morobe Province
*Gali village (), Bonga ward ...
speakers)
*12. Hungo
*13. Satop
*14. Wawet
*15. Domut
*16. Belombibi
*17. Karangan
*18. Niniea
References
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Local-level governments of Morobe Province
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