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Buiari Island

Coordinates: 10°40′19″S 150°55′55″E / 10.67194°S 150.93194°E / -10.67194; 150.93194
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Buiari Island
Nickname: O'Neil Island
Map
Geography
LocationOceania
Coordinates10°40′19″S 150°55′55″E / 10.67194°S 150.93194°E / -10.67194; 150.93194[1]
ArchipelagoLouisiade Archipelago
Adjacent toSolomon Sea
Administration
Demographics
DemonymPapuan people
Population500
Additional information
Time zone
Official websitewww.ncdc.gov.pg

Buiari Island is an island in the Louisiade Archipelago in Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea.

Administration

The island is part of Buiari Ward (which also includes some tiny villages on near Basilaki island. The ward belong to Bwanabwana Rural Local Level Government Area LLG, Samarai-Murua District, which are in Milne Bay Province.[2]

Geography

Buiari is located Southwest of Basilaki, and is part of the Basilaki group, itself a part of Samarai Islands of the Louisiade Archipelago.

Demographics

The population of 500 is living in 2 villages across the island.[3] The most important one, and where the dock is located, is Buiari, and is on the north coast facing Basilaki. The smaller one, Numodubo, is in the central plateau

Economy

The islanders, are farmers as opposed to eastern Louisiade Archipelago islanders. they grow Sago, Taro, and Yams for crops.

Transportation

There is a dock at Buiari.

References