Manus Province
Manus Province
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Manus Province in Papua New Guinea | |
| Coordinates: 2°5′S 147°0′E / 2.083°S 147.000°E | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea |
| Capital | Lorengau |
| Districts | List |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Charlie Benjamin |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,000 km2 (800 sq mi) |
| Population (2011 census) | |
• Total | 60,485 |
| • Density | 30/km2 (78/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+10 (AEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | PG-MRL |
| HDI (2022) | 0.624 medium · 2nd of 22 |
Manus Province is the smallest province in Papua New Guinea in terms of both land area and population, with a land area of 2,000 square kilometres (770 sq mi), but with more than 220,000 square kilometres (85,000 sq mi) of water, and the total population is 60,485 (2011 census). The provincial town of Manus is Lorengau.
The province consists of only one district (Manus District; with identical boundaries to those of the province), 12 Local Level Governments (LLGs) and 127 Wards.
The province is made up of the Admiralty Islands (a group of 18 islands in the Bismarck Archipelago), as well as Wuvulu Island and nearby atolls in the west, which collectively are referred to as the Western Islands. The largest island in the group is Manus Island, where Lorengau and a former Australian immigration detention centre are located.