Kiriwina
Kiriwina is the largest and most populated of the Trobriand Islands, situated in the Solomon Sea, with an area of . It is part of the Kiriwina-Goodenough District of the Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea. Most of the 12,000 people who live in the Trobriands live on Kiriwina. The Kilivila language, also known as Kiriwina, is spoken on the island. The main town is Losuia. The island falls under the administrative division of Kiriwina Rural LLG.
Key facts
- Islands.name
- Kiriwina
- Islands.image_name
- Karta PG Trobriand isl.PNG
- Islands.image_caption
- The Trobriand Islands
- Islands.map
- Papua New Guinea
- Islands.archipelago
- Trobriand Islands
- Islands.area_km2
- 290.5
- Islands.length_km
- 50
- Islands.width_km
- 6.0
- Islands.elevation_m
- 46
- Islands.country
- Papua New Guinea
- Islands.population
- 22,163
- Islands.population_as_of
- 2000
- Islands.density_km2
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- 21st century
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Kiriwina is the largest and most populated of the Trobriand Islands, situated in the Solomon Sea, with an area of . It is part of the Kiriwina-Goodenough District of the Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea. Most of the 12,000 people who live in the Trobriands live on Kiriwina. The Kilivila language, also known as Kiriwina, is spoken on the island. The main town is Losuia. The island falls under the administrative division of Kiriwina Rural LLG.
==Geography== Kiriwina is a raised atoll 30 miles (48 km) long by 3–10 miles (5–16 km) wide. It is covered largely with swamp, but rises to 100 feet (30 metres) at a central ridge. Yams dominate agricultural production and, in drier areas, the Trobrianders produce yams for export to other islands.