Regions
The nation is divided into four regions. While not official administrative divisions for most purposes, these regional groupings are quite significant in daily life. People generally identify quite strongly with their region, and inter-region rivalries can be intense. The four regions are:
- Highlands Region: Hela, Jiwaka, Simbu, Eastern Highlands, Enga, Southern Highlands, and Western Highlands.
- Islands Region: East New Britain, Manus, New Ireland, North Solomons (Bougainville), and West New Britain.
- Momase Region: East Sepik, Madang, Morobe, and West Sepik (Sandaun).
- Papua Region: Central, Gulf, Milne Bay, Northern Province (Oro), Western (Fly), and the National Capital District.
Momase is a recently devised portmanteau word which combines the first two letters of Morobe, Madang, and Sepik.
Read more about this topic: Subdivisions Of Papua New Guinea
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—Thomas Traherne (1636–1674)