Kieta

Kieta is a port town located on the eastern coast of the island of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea, near the township of Arawa. After extensive destruction during the 1990 Civil Uprising on Bougainville, Kieta has few inhabitants now, and is known mainly for its transport connections (wharf and airfield).

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Place details

Locality: Pidia
Region: Autonomous Region of Bougainville
Country: Papua Niugini
Population: 3,611
Timezone: Pacific/Bougainville

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Kieta
Settlement.image_skyline: Arawa-Kieta.png
Settlement.image_caption: The city of Arawa, and the port of Kieta, from space
Settlement.pushpin_map: Papua New Guinea Bougainville Island
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location within Bougainville Island
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Papua New Guinea
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Bougainville
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Central Bougainville
Settlement.subdivision_type3: LLG
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Arawa Rural LLG
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.demographics1_title1: Main languages
Settlement.timezone1: AEST
Settlement.utc_offset1: +10

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P8168: Wilhelm Olivier Leube

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==History== On 17 May 1885, agreements were made between Germany and the United Kingdom over the islands of Bougainville and Buka in the area of the German sphere of interest. On 20 September 1905 a station was built with a post office and customs. Since 1902, there was a Catholic mission station in Kieta.

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