Sentral Niu Ailan Rural LLG

Sentral Niu Ailan Rural LLG is a local government area in New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea. The LLG administers the central area of the island of New Ireland especially the people of Barok, Mandak, Kuot, Notsi and the Tabar Group. The LLG is located in Namatanai District and the LLG headquarters is Konos.

Sentral Niu Ailan Rural LLG
Location of Sentral Niu Ailan Rural LLG in Namatanai District of New Ireland Province in Papua New Guinea
CountryPapua New Guinea
ProvinceNew Ireland Province
Time zoneUTC+10 (AEST)
District map of New Ireland Province

The mainland section of the LLG is accessible by road from Kavieng and is bordered by Tikana Rural LLG in the north and Namatanai Rural LLG in the south. The population of the LLG is 29,932 as of the 2011 PNG National Census.[1] It is mooted to be an electorate of its own to be known as "Sentral Niu Ailan Open" Seat in 2022 depending on the Electoral Boundaries Commission Review after the 2017 General Elections.

The Kuot language is spoken in the northern part of the LLG.[2][3]

The current LLG president is Graham Lali who defeated Toligai Tioti Soka during the 2013 LLG Elections.

Wards
  • 01. Simberi
  • 02. Tatau
  • 03. Datava
  • 04. Mapua
  • 05. Wang
  • 06. Tandis
  • 07. Lossu
  • 08. Konos
  • 09. Kimadan
  • 10. Lelet
  • 11. Dalom
  • 12. Lemeris
  • 13. Bulu
  • 14. Karu
  • 15. Komalu
  • 16. Komalapuo (including Kalagunan village)[3]
  • 17. Daun
  • 18. Messi
  • 19. Ugana
  • 20. Lamau
  • 21. Patlanga
  • 22. Panaras (Kuot language speakers)[2]:29
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gollark: You can only really say something is "rational" as a way to achieve some goals, not just objectively "rational" on its own. So arguably humans are somewhat rationally maximizing short-term happiness. *But*, isn't happiness at least partly just a heuristic for decision-making *too*?
gollark: This can probably just be read as "strong time preference" again, I guess, *partly*.
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References
  1. 2011 National Population and Housing Census of Papua New Guinea
  2. Lindström, Eva. 2002. Topics in the Grammar of Kuot. Ph.D. dissertation, Stockholm University.
  3. United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.

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