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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Kiriwina är den största ön bland Trobriandöarna som tillhör Papua Nya Guinea i västra Stilla havet.
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