Place:Western, Papua New Guinea

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NameWestern
Alt namesWesternsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeProvince
Coordinates7°S 142.0°E
Located inPapua New Guinea
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Aworro
Balimo
Daru
Gaima
Gesoa
Gubam
Inaporok
Kiunga
Kwada
Mabaduan
Mare
Mava
Nanu
Oriomo
Rouku
Sebidiro
Segera
Terarama
Tirio
Weam
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Western Province is a coastal province in southwestern Papua New Guinea, bordering the Indonesian province of Papua. The provincial capital is Daru. The largest town in the province is Tabubil. Other major settlements are Kiunga, Ningerum, Olsobip and Balimo.

The provincial government has, as with the governments of North Solomons, Chimbu and Northern provinces, sought to change the name of the province. The government uses the name Fly River Provincial Government; however, this remains unofficial as it has not been changed in the Constitution of Papua New Guinea.

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