Nigaho Island

Nigaho Island

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Geography
Location Oceania
Coordinates 11°11′S 153°05′E / 11.183°S 153.083°E / -11.183; 153.083Coordinates: 11°11′S 153°05′E / 11.183°S 153.083°E / -11.183; 153.083[1]
Archipelago Louisiade Archipelago
Adjacent bodies of water Solomon Sea
Total islands 1
Major islands
  • Nigaho     
Area 0.11 km2 (0.042 sq mi)
Highest elevation 20 m (70 ft)
Administration
Province  Milne Bay
District Samarai-Murua District
LLG [2] Yeleamba Rural LLG
Island Group Calvados Chain
Largest settlement
Nigaho (population 226)
Demographics
Demonym Papuan people
Population 226 (as of 2014)
Density 2,054 /km2 (5,320 /sq mi)
Ethnic groups Papauans, Austronesians, Melanesians.
Additional information
Time zone
Official website www.ncdc.gov.pg
ISO Code = PG-MBA

Nigaho Island is an island in Papua New Guinea, part of the Calvados Chain within the Louisiade Archipelago. Politically, it is in Pana Tinani Ward, not like the other Calvados Chain islands which all belong to the Calvados Chain Ward. It is the most densely populated island of the chain. It is the most eastern island of the chain.

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