Buiari Island

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

Buiari Island
Native name:
Weitoa Island

Nickname: O'Neil Island
Buiari Island
Location within Papua New Guinea
Geography
LocationOceania
Coordinates10°40′19″S 150°55′55″E[1]
ArchipelagoLouisiade Archipelago
Adjacent bodies of waterSolomon Sea
Total islands1
Major islands
  • Buiari
Area3.13 km2 (1.21 sq mi)
Length2.4 km (1.49 mi)
Width1.7 km (1.06 mi)
Coastline8.6 km (5.34 mi)
Highest elevation580 ft (177 m)
Highest pointMount Buiari
Administration
Province Milne Bay
Island GroupSamarai Islands
Island GroupSideia Islands
WardBuiari Ward
Largest settlementBuiari (pop. 400)
Demographics
Population500 (2014)
Pop. density156/km2 (404/sq mi)
Ethnic groupsPapauans, Austronesians, Melanesians.
Additional information
Time zone
ISO codePG-MBA
Official websitewww.ncdc.gov.pg

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
  1. Prostar Sailing Directions 2004 New Guinea Enroute, p. 168
  2. "LLG map" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-08-11. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
  3. "map". Archived from the original on 2016-03-16. Retrieved 2016-03-16.


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