Sentral Niu Ailan Rural LLG is a

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New Ireland Province New Ireland Province, formerly New Mecklenburg (german: Neu-Mecklenburg), and Nova Hibernia, is the northeasternmost province of Papua New Guinea. Physical geography The largest island of the province is New Ireland. Also part of the province a ...

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. The LLG administers the central area of the island of New Ireland especially the people of

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, Kuot, Notsi and the

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. The LLG is located in

Namatanai District Namatanai District is the southernmost and larger of the two districts of New Ireland Province in Papua New Guinea. The district covers the southern part of the island of New Ireland, as well as the Tabar Group, the Lihir Group, the Tanga Isl ...

and the LLG headquarters is

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. The mainland section of the LLG is accessible by road from

Kavieng Kavieng is the capital of the Papua New Guinean province of New Ireland and the largest town on the island of the same name. The town is located at Balgai Bay, on the northern tip of the island. As of 2009, it had a population of 17,248. Kavi ...

and is bordered by Tikana Rural LLG in the north and

Namatanai Rural LLG Namatanai Rural LLG is a local government area in New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea. The LLG is located in Namatanai District and the LLG headquarters is Namatanai. The LLG is accessible by road from Kavieng Kavieng is the capital o ...

in the south. The population of the LLG is 29,932 as of the 2011 PNG National Census.2011 National Population and Housing Census of Papua New Guinea
/ref> It is mooted to be an electorate of its own to be known as "Sentral Niu Ailan Open" Seat in 2022 depending on the Electoral Boundaries Commission Review after the 2017 General Elections. The Kuot language is spoken in the northern part of the LLG. The current LLG president is Graham Lali who defeated Toligai Tioti Soka during the 2013 LLG Elections.

Wards

*01. Simberi *02. Tatau *03. Datava *04. Mapua *05. Wang *06. Tandis *07. Lossu *08. Konos *09. Kimadan *10. Lelet *11. Dalom *12. Lemeris *13. Bulu *14. Karu *15. Komalu *16. Komalapuo (including

Kalagunan Kalagunan is a village on the west coast of New Ireland, 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 bilon ...

village) *17. Daun *18. Messi *19. Ugana *20. Lamau *21. Patlanga *22. Panaras ( Kuot language speakers)Lindström, Eva. 2002. ''Topics in the Grammar of Kuot''. Ph.D. dissertation, Stockholm University.

References

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