Buiari Island

Buiari Island
Native name: Weitoa Island
Nickname: O'Neil Island
Location within Papua New Guinea
Geography
Location Oceania
Coordinates 10°40′19″S 150°55′55″E / 10.67194°S 150.93194°E / -10.67194; 150.93194Coordinates: 10°40′19″S 150°55′55″E / 10.67194°S 150.93194°E / -10.67194; 150.93194[1]
Archipelago Louisiade Archipelago
Adjacent bodies of water Solomon Sea
Total islands 1
Major islands
  • Buiari     
Area 3.13 km2 (1.21 sq mi)
Length 2.4 km (1.49 mi)
Width 1.7 km (1.06 mi)
Coastline 8.6 km (5.34 mi)
Highest elevation 580 ft (177 m)
Highest point Mount Buiari
Administration
Province  Milne Bay
Island Group Samarai Islands
Island Group Sideia Islands
Ward Buiari Ward
Largest settlement
Buiari
(population 400)
Demographics
Demonym Papuan people
Population 500 (as of 2014)
Density 156 /km2 (404 /sq mi)
Ethnic groups Papauans, Austronesians, Melanesians.
Additional information
Time zone
Official website www.ncdc.gov.pg
ISO Code = PG-MBA

Buiari Island is an island in the Louisiade Archipelago in Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea.

Administration

The island is part of Buiari Ward (which also includes some tiny villages on near Basilaki island. The ward belong to Bwanabwana Rural Local Level Government Area LLG, Samarai-Murua District, which are in Milne Bay Province.[2]

Geography

Buiari is located Southwest of Basilaki, and is part of the Basilaki group, itself a part of Samarai Islands of the Louisiade Archipelago.

Demographics

The population of 500 is living in 2 villages across the island.[3] The most important one, and where the dock is located, is Buiari, and is on the north coast facing Basilaki. The smaller one, Numodubo, is in the central plateau

Economy

The islanders, are farmers as opposed to eastern Louisiade Archipelago islanders. they grow Sago, Taro, and Yams for crops.

Transportation

There is a dock at Buiari.

References


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