Yawar, Papua New Guinea

Yawar
Village
Yawar

Location in Papua New Guinea

Coordinates: 4°14′S 144°56′E / 4.233°S 144.933°E / -4.233; 144.933Coordinates: 4°14′S 144°56′E / 4.233°S 144.933°E / -4.233; 144.933
Country  Papua New Guinea
Province Madang Province
District Bogia District
LLG Yawar LLG

Yawar is a coastal village in Bogia District, Madang Province, northern Papua New Guinea. It is the principal settlement of Yawar LLG.[1] The village lies on the Stephan Strait along the North Coast Highway. Offshore is Laing Island, a small island, and further to the north-east across the strait is the island of Manam. A church was documented in the village in the 1980s.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Rannells, Jackson; Matatier, Elesallah (January 2005). PNG fact book: a one-volume encyclopedia of Papua New Guinea. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-555091-7. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  2. ↑ Melanesian Institute for Pastoral & Socio-Economic Service (1984). Catalyst. Melanesian Institute for Pastoral & Socio-Economic Service. Retrieved 8 January 2012.


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