New Ireland Province
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 New Ireland Province in Papua New Guinea |
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| Coordinates: 3°0′S 151°30′E / 3.000°S 151.500°E | ||
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
| Capital | Kavieng | |
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| Government | ||
| • Governor | Julius Chan | |
| Area | ||
| • Land | 9,557 km2 (3,690 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011 census) | ||
| • Total | 194,067 | |
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | |
New Ireland Province, formerly New Mecklenburg (German: Neu-Mecklenburg), is the most northeastern province of Papua New Guinea.
The largest island of the province is New Ireland.
Also part of the province are numerous smaller islands, including Saint Matthias Group (Mussau, Emirau), New Hanover, Djaul, Tabar Group (Tabar, Tatau, Simberi), Lihir, Tanga Group (Malendok, Boang), Feni Islands (Ambitle, Babase) and Anir.
The land area of the province is around 9 560 km². The sea area within the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of New Ireland Province is around 230,000 km².
In the early days of the French Revolution while in search of a lost scientific expedition the vessel La Recherche passed by New Ireland. On board was the prominent botanist Jacques-Julien Houtou de Labillardière who noted in his journal fine stands of teak (tectona grandis) trees growing at the southern end of the island. This marks the easternmost occurrence of teak, an important timber tree which extends naturally from India to Thailand on the Asian mainland and also is present on Java in the Indonesian archipelago.
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