Anagusa

Anagusa

Anagusa Louisiade Archipelago
Geography
Location	Oceania
Coordinates	10°42′48″S 151°14′32″E / 10.71333°S 151.24222°ECoordinates: 10°42′48″S 151°14′32″E / 10.71333°S 151.24222°E[1]
Archipelago	Louisiade Archipelago
Adjacent bodies of water	Solomon Sea
Total islands	2 inhabited on Bentley Group
Major islands	Anagusa Nare
Area	1.42 km^2 (0.55 sq mi)
Length	2.2 km (1.37 mi)
Width	1.1 km (0.68 mi)
Highest elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Highest point	Mount Anagusa
Administration
Papua New Guinea
Province	Milne Bay
District	Samarai-Murua District
LLG	Bwanabwana Rural Local Level Government Area
Island Group	Bentley Islands
Largest settlement	Anagusa (population ~70)
Demographics
Demonym	Papuan people
Population	112 (2014)
Pop. density	78.8 /km^2 (204.1 /sq mi)
Ethnic groups	Papuans, Austronesians, Melanesians.
Additional information
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10)
Official website	www.ncdc.gov.pg
ISO Code = PG-MBA

Anagusa is an island in Louisiade Archipelago, part of the Bentley Group . Politically it belongs to Milne Bay Province in the southeastern part of Papua New Guinea. For 2014 census, the island had a village of 122 residents in 21 households, although at least 1 family lives in nearby island of Nare.

Geography

Anagusa is located 10 km south of the Engineer Islands. It was settled by migrants from Normanby and Wari islands. The style of the Anagusa pottery is similar to those of the people of Wari. The population consists of fishermen and farmers. The closest island is Nare (Mudge) Island 6.8 km south-east.

The inhabitants of the island speak Bwanabwana.^[2]

Administratively, the island belongs to Bwanabwana LLG (Local Level Government area) of the Samarai-Murua District in Milne Bay Province.^[3]

References

1. Prostar Sailing Directions 2004 New Guinea Enroute, p. 168
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-02-13. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
3. Ethnologue, Languages of the World: Bwanabwana, A language of Papua New Guinea