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Bougainville Island

Bougainville Island
Islands information
NameBougainville
LocationMelanesia
ArchipelagoSolomon Islands
Geography information
Area9318 km2 (3597.7 mi)
Elevation8907.5 ft (2715 m)
Highest pointMount Balbi
Administration information
Papua New Guinea
ProvinceBougainville Province
Administration information
Population175160 as of 2000
Density18.80 km2

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Bougainville Island is the main island of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville of Papua New Guinea. This region is also known as Bougainville Province or the North Solomons. The population of the province is 175,160 (2000 census), which includes the adjacent island of Buka and assorted outlying islands including the Carterets. Although Bougainville Island is geographically part of the Solomon Islands archipelago, the nation of the Solomon Islands is a separate state.


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