Anagusa

Anagusa
Anagusa

Louisiade Archipelago

Geography
Location Oceania
Coordinates 10°42′48″S 151°14′32″E / 10.71333°S 151.24222°E / -10.71333; 151.24222Coordinates: 10°42′48″S 151°14′32″E / 10.71333°S 151.24222°E / -10.71333; 151.24222[1]
Archipelago Louisiade Archipelago
Adjacent bodies of water Solomon Sea
Total islands 2 inhabited on Bentley Group
Major islands
  • Anagusa
  • Nare    
Area 1.42 km2 (0.55 sq mi)
Length 2.2 km (1.37 mi)
Width 1.1 km (0.68 mi)
Highest elevation 10 m (30 ft)
Highest point Mount Anagusa
Administration
Province  Milne Bay
District Samarai-Murua District
LLG Bwanabwana Rural Local Level Government Area
Island Group Bentley Islands
Largest settlement
Anagusa
(population ~70)
Demographics
Demonym Papuan people
Population 112 (2014)
Pop. density 78.8 /km2 (204.1 /sq mi)
Ethnic groups Papuans, Austronesians, Melanesians.
Additional information
Time zone
Official website www.ncdc.gov.pg
ISO Code = PG-MBA

Anagusa is an island in Louisiade Archipelago, part of the Bentley Group . Politically it belongs to Milne Bay Province in the southeastern part of Papua New Guinea. For 2014 census, the island had a village of 122 residents in 21 households, although at least 1 family lives in nearby island of Nare.

Geography

Anagusa is located 10 km south of the Engineer Islands. It was settled by migrants from Normanby and Wari islands. The style of the Anagusa pottery is similar to those of the people of Wari. The population consists of fishermen and farmers. The closest island is Nare (Mudge) Island 6.8 km south-east.

The inhabitants of the island speak Bwanabwana.[2]

Administratively, the island belongs to Bwanabwana LLG (Local Level Government area) of the Samarai-Murua District in Milne Bay Province.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Prostar Sailing Directions 2004 New Guinea Enroute, p. 168
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-02-13. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
  3. ↑ Ethnologue, Languages of the World: Bwanabwana, A language of Papua New Guinea
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