Papua New Guinea is divided into four regions, which are not the primary administrative divisions but are quite significant in many aspects of government, commercial, sporting and other activities.
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Administrative divisions of Papua New Guinea
03/08/2019
The nation has 22 province-level divisions: twenty provinces, the Autonomous Region of Bougainville and the National Capital District. Each province is divided into one or more districts, which in turn are divided into one or more Local Level Government areas.
Provinces are the primary administrative divisions of the country. Provincial governments are branches of the national government – Papua New Guinea is not a federation of provinces. The province-level divisions are as follows:
1.Central
2.Chimbu (Simbu)
3.Eastern Highlands
4.East New Britain
5.East Sepik
6.Enga
7.Gulf
8.Madang
9.Manus
10.Milne Bay
11.Morobe
12.New Ireland
13.Northern (Oro Province)
14.Bougainville (autonomous region)
15.Southern Highlands
16.Western Province (Fly)
17.Western Highlands
18.West New Britain
19.West Sepik (Sandaun)
20.National Capital District
21.Hela
22.Jiwaka
In 2009, Parliament approved the creation of two additional provinces: Hela Province, consisting of part of the existing Southern Highlands Province, and Jiwaka Province, formed by dividing Western Highlands Province. Jiwaka and Hela officially became separate provinces on 17 May 2012.