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),cuidado Lihir,para Tanga Group não (Malendok, Boang),copiar Feni Islands e (Ambitle, colar! 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.
New Ireland has around twenty spoken languages, and the number of dialects and subdialects totals perhaps 45. All are in the New Ireland languages group within the Austronesian language family, except for one language isolate, Kuot.
| Provincial Finance Manager (PFM) | Provincial Finance Office Contact |
|---|---|
| Mr.Terence Mairi | P.O.Box 198 Kavieng New Ireland Province Phone: 701 99108 Fax: Email:Terence_mairi@finance.gov.pg |
Districts and LLGs
Each province in Papua New Guinea has one or more districts, and each district has one or more Local Level Government (LLG) areas. For census purposes, the LLG areas are subdivided into wards and those into census units.
| District | District Finance Manager | District Capital | LLG | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kavieng District | Joseph Silas | Kavieng |
| Joseph_silas@finance.gov.pg Tel: 70987056 |
| Namatanai | Aquila Tarere | Namatanai |
| dfm_namatanai@finance.gov.pg Tel: 73604029 |
Google Map Location to New Ireland Province
Provincial Finance Offices
1. National Capital District (Port Moresby)
2. Central Province
3. Chimbu (Simbu)
4. Eastern Highlands
5. East New Britain
6. East Sepik
7. Enga
8. Gulf
9. Madang
10. Manus
11. Milne Bay
12. Morobe
13. New Ireland
14. Northern (Oro Province)
15. Bougainville (autonomous region)
16. Southern Highlands
17. Western Province (Fly)
18. Western Highlands
19. West New Britain
20. West Sepik (Sandaun)
21. Hela
22. Jiwaka