Native name: Muyua, Muyuw | |
|---|---|
 Woodlark Islands | |
  Woodlark Woodlark Island (Papua New Guinea) | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Solomon Sea |
| Coordinates | 9°7′35″S 152°48′20″E / 9.12639°S 152.80556°E |
| Highest elevation | 240 m (790 ft) |
| Highest point | Mount Kabat |
| Administration | |
| Province | Milne Bay Province |
| Largest settlement | Kulumadau (pop. 242 in 1990 (est. 2,500 in 2010 by unofficial census)) |
| Demographics | |
| Population | ~1,700 (est. 6,000 in 2010 by unofficial census) (1990) |
Woodlark Island, known to its inhabitants simply as Woodlark or Muyua, is the main island of the Woodlark Islands archipelago, located in Milne Bay Province and the Solomon Sea, Papua New Guinea.
Although no formal census has been conducted since 1990, the current population is estimated at approximately 6,000 people (see section below on Population Issues). There is one primary school on the island (in Kulumadau) that teaches about 200 students (60 students are from outer islands); to attend high school/secondary school, all children must travel to Alotau on the mainland.[1]
- ^ Kent Harland (2011). "A Brief Overview of Woodlark Island". Retrieved 2015-08-24.