Hisiu
Hisiu
Bihiu | |
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  Hisiu Location within Papua New Guinea | |
| Coordinates: 9°02′54″S 146°46′28″E / 9.04834°S 146.77432°E | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea |
| Province | Central Province |
| District | Kairuku-Hiri District |
| LLG | Kairuku Rural LLG |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 1,503 |
| Languages | |
| • Main languages | English, Tok Pisin, Waima/Roro/Paitana |
| • Traditional language | Waima |
| Time zone | UTC+10 (AEST) |
| Location | 108 km (67 mi) NW of Port Moresby |
| Climate | Aw |
| Website | www.maeakatohana.org |
Hisiu is a coastal Village in the Central Province of Papua New Guinea. It is located off the Hiritano Highway about 100 kilometres (62 mi) north-west of Port Moresby. The village contains a primary school, two churches, a cemetery and several small local stores. The Maeaka Tohana Language Project is based at Hisiu Village. This is a grassroots project to create the first public access knowledge book from the earliest records of the language and culture.
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