Arawa, Bougainville

Arawa
Town
The city of Arawa, and the port of Kieta, from space
The city of Arawa, and the port of Kieta, from space
Arawa is located in Bougainville Island
Arawa
Arawa
Location within Bougainville Island
Coordinates: 6°13′30″S 155°34′00″E / 6.22500°S 155.56667°E / -6.22500; 155.56667
Country Papua New Guinea
ProvinceAutonomous Region of Bougainville
DistrictCentral Bougainville
LLGArawa Rural LLG
Established1884
Population
 (2000)
 • Total36,443
 • Rank3rd
Languages
 • Main languagesEnglish, Tok Pisin
 • Traditional languageNaasioi
Time zoneUTC+11 (BST)
Location22 km (14 mi) from Panguna
Mean max temp32 °C (90 °F)
Mean min temp23 °C (73 °F)
Annual rainfall3,037 mm (119.6 in)
ClimateAf

Arawa is the largest town and the former capital of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea. It is administered under Arawa Rural LLG.[1]

The town was largely destroyed during the Bougainville Civil War,[citation needed] resulting in the relocation of the capital to Buka, though there are plans to rebuild Arawa and make it the capital again.[2] The land where Arawa is now situated was previously a large expatriate plantation.

  1. ^ United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.
  2. ^ The Report: Papua New Guinea 2016. Oxford Business Group. September 19, 2016. ISBN 9781910068649. Retrieved September 1, 2020 – via Google Books.