Gesila Island
Geography | |
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Location | Oceania |
Coordinates | 10°35′19″S 150°38′34″E / 10.58861°S 150.64278°E[1] |
Archipelago | Louisiade Archipelago |
Adjacent to | Solomon Sea |
Total islands | 1 |
Major islands |
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Area | 0.17 km2 (0.066 sq mi) |
Length | 0.95 km (0.59 mi) |
Width | 0.2 km (0.12 mi) |
Coastline | 2.2 km (1.37 mi) |
Highest elevation | 61 m (200 ft) |
Highest point | Mount Gesila |
Administration | |
Province | ![]() |
Island Group | Samarai Islands |
Ward | Kuiaro |
Largest settlement | Gesila (pop. 19) |
Demographics | |
Population | 19 (2014) |
Pop. density | 111.3/km2 (288.3/sq mi) |
Ethnic groups | Papauans, Austronesians, Melanesians. |
Additional information | |
Time zone | |
ISO code | PG-MBA |
Official website | www |
Gesila Island is a small island separating West Channel, East Channel and China Strait, just south of Milne Bay, in Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea.
Administration
[edit]The island belongs to Kuiaro, of Bwanabwana Rural Local Level Government Area LLG, Samarai-Murua District, which are in Milne Bay Province.[2]
History
[edit]The island is owned by the Seventh-day Adventist church. From 1961 until the 1980s it was the site of the Adventist mission headquarters for the Milne Bay area (which is now administered from Popondetta).[3]
Geography
[edit]The island is part of Samarai Islands of the Louisiade Archipelago.
Demographics
[edit]The population of 19 is located on a single village on the northwest point.
Economy
[edit]The islanders, are farmers. They are also paid for taking care of the old church building.
Transportation
[edit]There is a dock in the village.
References
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