Yawar, Papua New Guinea

Yawar
Yawar
	Village
	Yawar Location in Papua New Guinea
	Coordinates: 4°14′S 144°56′E
Country	Papua New Guinea
Province	Madang Province
District	Bogia District
LLG	Yawar LLG

Yawar is a coastal village in Yawar Rural LLG, Bogia District, Madang Province, northern Papua New Guinea. It is the principal settlement of Yawar Rural LLG.[1] The village lies on the Stephan Strait along the North Coast Highway. Offshore is Laing Island, a small island, and further to the north-east across the strait is the island of Manam. A church was documented in the village in the 1980s.[2]

References

Rannells, Jackson; Matatier, Elesallah (January 2005). PNG fact book: a one-volume encyclopedia of Papua New Guinea. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-555091-7. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
Melanesian Institute for Pastoral & Socio-Economic Service (1984). Catalyst. Melanesian Institute for Pastoral & Socio-Economic Service. Retrieved 8 January 2012.

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[RannellsMatatier2005-1] Rannells, Jackson; Matatier, Elesallah (January 2005). PNG fact book: a one-volume encyclopedia of Papua New Guinea. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-555091-7. Retrieved 8 January 2012.

[Service1984-2] Melanesian Institute for Pastoral & Socio-Economic Service (1984). Catalyst. Melanesian Institute for Pastoral & Socio-Economic Service. Retrieved 8 January 2012.