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New Hanover Island
 New Hanover closeup map | |
  New Hanover | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 2°30′S 150°15′E / 2.5°S 150.25°E |
| Archipelago | Bismarck Archipelago |
| Area | 1,186 km2 (458 sq mi) |
| Length | 60 km (37 mi) |
| Width | 30 km (19 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 900 m (3000 ft) |
| Administration | |
Papua New Guinea | |
| Province | New Ireland Province |
| District | Kavieng District |
| LLG | Lavongai Rural LLG |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 17,160 (2000) |
| Pop. density | 15.4/km2 (39.9/sq mi) |
New Hanover Island, (German: Neuhannover), also called Lavongai, is a large volcanic island in the New Ireland Province of Papua New Guinea. This region is part of the Bismarck Archipelago and lies at 2°30′S 150°15′E / 2.5°S 150.25°E. Measuring some 460 square miles (1,200 km2), it had a population of 5,000 in 1960, which increased to approximately 17,160 by 2000.[1]
In the interior the Tirpitz Range reaches a height of 2,800 feet.[2]
- ^ PNG National Statistical Office: Census Unit Register, 2000.
- ^
The Handbook of Papua and New Guinea. Vol. 3. Pacific Publications. 1961. p. 10. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
The highest peak in the interior range (Tirpitz Range) is 2,800 ft; the interior is well-watered, and mostly jungled, with grassy plains in the south.
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