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Autonomous Region of Bougainville
Flag of Bougainville
Flag
Motto: Peace, Unity, Prosperity
Anthem: My Bougainville
Bougainville in Papua New Guinea (special marker).svg
6°0′S 155°0′E / 6.000°S 155.000°E / -6.000; 155.000
Capital
and largest city
 Buka
6.3754° S, 155.3807° E
Official languages English, Tok Pisin
Other languages Tok Pisin
North Bougainville languages
South Bougainville languages
Demonym(s) Bougainvillean
Government Autonomous Region
• President
 John Momis
• Vice-President
 Raymond Masono
Legislature House of Representatives
Establishment
• Autonomy
 25 June 2002
• Voted independence
 7 December 2019
Area
• Total
 9,384 km2 (3,623 sq mi)
Population
• 2011 estimate
 249,358
HDI (2018) Increase 0.580
medium
Currency Papua New Guinean kina (PGK)
Time zone UTC+11 (Bougainville Standard Time)
Driving side left
Calling code +675

Bougainville ( boh-GHƏN-vil; Tok Pisin: Bogenvil ), officially the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, is an autonomous region in Papua New Guinea. The largest island is Bougainville Island, while the region also includes Buka Island and a number of outlying islands and atolls.

The interim capital is Buka.

In 2011, the region had an estimated population of 250,000 people.

In late 2019, an independence referendum was held with 98.31% voting for independence rather than continued autonomy within Papua New Guinea.

Images for kids

  • Pfahlhaus-Nachbau Toborei

    Replica of a traditional stake-house built by men from Toboroi, Bougainville Island

  • Soldiers hoisting the Union Jack at Kieta, Bougainville, German New Guinea

    Australian soldiers hoisting the Union Jack at Kieta, Bougainville, following their capture of German New Guinea in 1914

  • 42 Bombardment Group - B-25 Mitchells

    American B-25 Mitchell bombers from the 42nd Bombardment Group over the Selay Peninsula of Bougainville, 1944

  • HMAS Wewak during Operation Bel Isi

    HMAS Wewak unloading an Australian Army truck during Operation Bel Isi

  • White Island, Bougainville

    White Island, Bougainville

  • Buin NSP Saturday market 1978

    Market at Buin, 1978

  • Men of Soraken wearing upe

    Men from Soraken wearing upe, a headdress representing the transition to adulthood which later became a national symbol of Bougainville

See also

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