Kavieng
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Place details
- Locality
- Kavieng
- Region
- New Ireland
- Country
- Papua Niugini
- Population
- 14,490
- Timezone
- Pacific/Port_Moresby
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Kavieng
- Settlement.other_name
- Bilas Peles
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Kavieng.png
- Settlement.image_caption
- Satellite image of the Kavieng peninsula
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Papua New Guinea New Britain and Ireland
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location within New Britain and Ireland
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- New Ireland
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Kavieng District
Key dates
- Inception
- 1900
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Population
- +19849
- Elevation
- +10
- Capital of
- New Ireland
Show 1 more fact
- P12749
- Tongan paʻanga
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Article
6 sectionsContents
- History
- Climate
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- Further reading
- References
- External links
thumb|Children playing in Kavieng harbour
Kavieng is the capital of the Papua New Guinean province of New Ireland and the largest town on the island of the same name. The town is located at Balgai Bay, on the northern tip of the island. As of 2009, it had a population of 17,248.