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For administrative purposes, '''Papua New Guinea''' (PNG) is divided into '''administrative divisions''' called [[Regions of Papua New Guinea|regions]] and [[Provinces of Papua New Guinea|provinces]]. [[Papua New Guinea]] is divided into four regions and 22 province-level divisions: 20 [[Provinces of Papua New Guinea|provinces]] plus the autonomous region ([[Bougainville Province|Bougainville]]) and the [[National Capital District (Papua New Guinea)|National Capital District]].<ref name=statoidsprovinces>[http://www.statoids.com/upg.html Provinces of Papua New Guinea] on statoids.com</ref>
Each province is divided into one or more [[Districts and LLGs of Papua New Guinea|districts]], which in turn are divided into one or more [[Districts and LLGs of Papua New Guinea|local level government areas]] (LLGs).
==Regions==
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{{legend|#DA7E14|Highlands Region}}
{{legend|#57A82C|Islands Region}}
{{legend|#574F97|Momase Region}}
{{legend|#DA257F|Southern Region}}
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{{main|Regions of Papua New Guinea}}
PNG is divided into four regions. While not official administrative divisions for most purposes, regions are quite significant in daily life. People generally identify strongly with their region, and inter-region rivalries can be intense.
There are four regions, each of which comprises a number of provinces:
* '''[[Highlands Region]]''': [[Hela Province|Hela]], [[Jiwaka Province|Jiwaka]], [[Simbu Province|Simbu]], [[Eastern Highlands (Papua New Guinea)|Eastern Highlands]], [[Enga Province|Enga]], [[Southern Highlands (Papua New Guinea)|Southern Highlands]], and [[Western Highlands (Papua New Guinea)|Western Highlands]].
* '''[[Islands Region]]''': [[East New Britain]], [[Manus Province|Manus]], [[New Ireland Province|New Ireland]], [[Bougainville Island|North Solomons (Bougainville)]], and [[West New Britain]].
* '''[[Momase Region]]''': [[East Sepik]], [[Madang Province|Madang]], [[Morobe Province|Morobe]], and [[Sandaun|West Sepik (Sandaun)]].
* '''[[Southern Region, Papua New Guinea|Southern Region]]''': [[Central Province (Papua New Guinea)|Central]], [[Gulf Province|Gulf]], [[Milne Bay Province|Milne Bay]], [[Oro Province|Northern Province (Oro)]], [[Western Province (Papua New Guinea)|Western (Fly)]], and the [[National Capital District (Papua New Guinea)|National Capital District]].
''Momase'' is a recently devised [[portmanteau]] word which combines the first two letters of ''[[Morobe Province|Morobe]]'', ''[[Madang Province|Madang]]'', and ''[[Sepik]]''.
==Provinces==
{{main|Provinces of Papua New Guinea}}
PNG is also divided into 22 province-level divisions: 20 [[Provinces of Papua New Guinea|provinces]] plus the autonomous region ([[Bougainville Province|Bougainville]]) and the [[National Capital District (Papua New Guinea)|National Capital District]].<ref name=statoidsprovinces/>
Provinces are the primary administrative divisions of PNG. Provincial governments are branches of the national government - PNG is not a [[federation]] of provinces. Each province forms a provincial electorate for the [[National Parliament of Papua New Guinea|national parliament]]. The provinces are as follows:
{|
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# [[Central Province (Papua New Guinea)|Central]]
# Chimbu ([[Simbu Province|Simbu]])
# [[Eastern Highlands (Papua New Guinea)|Eastern Highlands]]
# [[East New Britain]]
# [[East Sepik]]
# [[Enga Province|Enga]]
# [[Gulf Province|Gulf]]
# [[Madang Province|Madang]]
# [[Manus Province|Manus]]
# [[Milne Bay Province|Milne Bay]]
# [[Morobe Province|Morobe]]
|
<ol start=12>
<li>[[New Ireland Province|New Ireland]]
<li>Northern ([[Oro Province]])
<li>[[Bougainville Province|Bougainville (North Solomons)]]
<li>[[Southern Highlands (Papua New Guinea)|Southern Highlands]]
<li>[[Western Province, Papua New Guinea|Western Province]] (Fly River)
<li>[[Western Highlands (Papua New Guinea)|Western Highlands]]
<li>[[West New Britain]]
<li>[[West Sepik]] (Sandaun)
<li>[[National Capital District (Papua New Guinea)|National Capital District]]
<li>[[Hela Province|Hela]]
<li>[[Jiwaka Province|Jiwaka]]
</ol>
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[[File:Papua new guinea provinces (numbers) 2012.png|right|300px|Provinces of Papua New Guinea]]
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==Districts==
{{main|Districts of Papua New Guinea}}
Each province is divided into one or more districts. As of 2011, there were 87 districts in PNG.<ref>[http://www.statoids.com/ypg.html Districts of Papua New Guinea] on statoids.com</ref>
Each district forms an open electorate for the national parliament, with the exception of the National Capital District, which is further divided into three open electorates.
==Local-level governments==
{{main|Local-level governments of Papua New Guinea}}
Each district is divided into one or more Local-Level Government areas, with the exception of the National Capital District.
There are 326 LLGs comprising 6,112 wards as of 2018.<ref name="OCHA-FISS-2018">{{cite web |url=https://data.humdata.org/dataset/papua-new-guinea-administrative-level-0-1-2-and-3-population-statistics |title=Papua New Guinea administrative level 0, 1, 2, and 3 population statistics and gazetteer |author=OCHA FISS |work=Humanitarian Data Exchange |version=1.31.9 |date=2018}}</ref>
==References ==
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[[Category:Subdivisions of Papua New Guinea]]