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The four regions of Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands ....
 are its broadest scale administrative divisions. While the twenty province-level divisions
Provinces of Papua New Guinea

The provinces of Papua New Guinea 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....
 are the primary administrative divisions of the country, the regions are quite significant in daily life, as they are often the basis for organisation of government services (such as police), corporate operations, sporting competitions, and even the machinations of politics. For instance, there has been much discussion over the years of how many Prime Ministers have come from each region, and whether a particular region is due to provide the next one.






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The four regions of Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands ....
 are its broadest scale administrative divisions. While the twenty province-level divisions
Provinces of Papua New Guinea

The provinces of Papua New Guinea 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....
 are the primary administrative divisions of the country, the regions are quite significant in daily life, as they are often the basis for organisation of government services (such as police), corporate operations, sporting competitions, and even the machinations of politics. For instance, there has been much discussion over the years of how many Prime Ministers have come from each region, and whether a particular region is due to provide the next one. Ministers and departmental heads are often appointed with an eye to maintaining an overall balance between the regions.

People generally identify quite strongly with their region, and inter-region rivalries can be intense. The four regions are:
  • Highlands Region
    Highlands Region

    Highlands Region is one of four regions of Papua New Guinea.It comprises:* Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea * Enga Province* Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea ...
    : Simbu
    Simbu Province

    Simbu, also known as Chimbu, is a Highlands Region province in Papua New Guinea. The province has an area of 6,100 km? and a population of 259,703 ....
    , Eastern Highlands, Enga
    Enga Province

    Enga refers to both an ethnic group located in the highlands of Papua New Guinea and the province in which they are the majority ethnic group....
    , Southern Highlands, and Western Highlands.
  • Islands Region
    Islands Region

    Islands Region is one of four regions of Papua New Guinea.It comprises:* East New Britain* Manus Province* New Ireland Province* Bougainville Island...
    : East New Britain
    East New Britain

    East New Britain is a province of Papua New Guinea, on the island of New Britain. The capital of the province is Kokopo, not far from the old capital of Rabaul, which was largely destroyed in a 1994 volcanic eruption....
    , Manus
    Manus Province

    Manus Province is the smallest province in Papua New Guinea with a land area of 2,100 km?, but with more than 220,000 km? of water. The capital of the province is Lorengau and the total population is 43,387 ....
    , New Ireland, North Solomons (Bougainville)
    Bougainville Province

    The Autonomous Region of Bougainville, also known as North Solomons, is an autonomous region in Papua New Guinea and is the largest of the Solomon Islands group....
    , and West New Britain
    West New Britain

    West New Britain is a province of Papua New Guinea on the islands of New Britain. The provincial capital is Kimbe. The area of the province in 21,000 km?, and there are 184,508 inhabitants ....
    .
  • Momase Region
    Momase Region

    Momase Region is one of four regions of Papua New Guinea.It comprises:* East Sepik* Madang Province* Morobe Province* Sandaun...
    : East Sepik
    East Sepik

    East Sepik is a province in Papua New Guinea. Its capital is Wewak. East Sepik has an estimated population of 343,180 people and is roughly 42,800 km square in size....
    , Madang
    Madang Province

    Madang is a province on the northern coast of mainland Papua New Guinea. The province has many of the country's highest peaks, active volcanoes and its biggest mix of languages....
    , Morobe
    Morobe Province

    Morobe Province is a province on the northern coast of Papua New Guinea. The provincial capital is Lae. The province covers 34,500 km?, with a population of 539,725 ....
    , and West Sepik (Sandaun)
    Sandaun

    Sandaun Province, officially West Sepik Province, is the north-westernmost province of Papua New Guinea. It covers an area of 36,300 km? and has a population of 185,741 ....
    .
  • Papua Region
    Papua Region

    Papua Region is one of four regions of Papua New Guinea.It comprises:* Central Province * Gulf Province* Milne Bay Province* Oro Province* Western Province ...
    : Central, Gulf
    Gulf Province

    Gulf Province is a province of Papua New Guinea located on the southern coast. The provincial capital is Kerema. The 34,500 km? province is dominated by mountains, lowland river deltas, and grassland flood plains, the Kikiori River, Turama River, Purari River and Vaiala River rivers all meet the sea known as the Papuan Gulf....
    , Milne Bay
    Milne Bay Province

    Milne Bay is a province of Papua New Guinea. Its capital is Alotau. The province covers 16,202 km? of land and 252,990 km? of sea, within the province there are more than 600 islands, about 160 of which are inhabited....
    , Northern Province (Oro)
    Oro Province

    Oro Province, formerly Northern Province, is a coastal province of Papua New Guinea. The provincial capital is Popondetta. The province covers 22,800 km?, and has 133,065 inhabitants ....
    , Western (Fly), and the National Capital District.


Momase is a recently devised portmanteau word which combines the first two letters of Morobe, Madang, and Sepik.