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South Bougainville District

Coordinates: 6°44′46″S 155°41′04″E / 6.74604°S 155.68455°E / -6.74604; 155.68455
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South Bougainville District
South Bougainville District is located in Papua New Guinea
South Bougainville District
South Bougainville District
Location within Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: 6°44′46″S 155°41′06″E / 6.746°S 155.685°E / -6.746; 155.685
CountryPapua New Guinea
RegionsBougainville
CapitalBuin
Government
 • MPTimothy Masiu
Area
 • Total3,785 km2 (1,461 sq mi)
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total81,675
 • Density22/km2 (56/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+11:00 (BST)

South Bougainville District is a district of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville of Papua New Guinea. The district has four local-level governments. Its capital is Buin.[1] South Bougainville languages are spoken in the district.[2]

Local-level governments

References

  1. ^ Districts of Papua New Guinea at statoids.com
  2. ^ Eberhard, David M.; Simons, Gary F.; Fennig, Charles D., eds. (2019). "Papua New Guinea languages". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (22nd ed.). Dallas: SIL International.

6°44′46″S 155°41′04″E / 6.74604°S 155.68455°E / -6.74604; 155.68455