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Namatanai District
Namatanai DistrictLocation within Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: 3°40′5″S 152°24′18″E / 3.66806°S 152.40500°E / -3.66806; 152.40500
Country	Papua New Guinea
Province	New Ireland Province
Capital	Namatanai
LLGs	List Namatanai (R) Sentral Niu Ailan (R) Konoagil Rural LLG (R) Nimamar Rural LLG (R) Tanir Rural LLG (R) Matalai Rural LLG(R)
Government
• MP	Walter Schnaubelt
Area
• Total	6,574 km (2,538 sq mi)
Population
• Total	110,905
• Density	17/km (44/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+10 (AEST)

Namatanai District is the southernmost and larger of the two districts of New Ireland Province in Papua New Guinea. The district covers the southern part of the island of New Ireland, as well as the Tabar Group, the Lihir Group, the Tanga Islands and the Feni Islands.

It is the 12th most populated District in Papua New Guinea and is recommended to be split into two districts by 2022. Sentral Niu Ailan Rural LLG will become an Electorate of its own.

Former Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea Sir Julius Chan represented the Namatanai Open Seat from 1968 to 1997. He was succeeded by his son, Byron Chan who was Member of Parliament until 2017. He was succeeded by the current Member of Parliament, Hon. Walter Schnaubelt.

The district headquarters is Namatanai and the district has six LLG areas, Namatanai Rural LLG, Sentral Niu Ailan Rural LLG, Konoagil Rural LLG, Nimamar Rural LLG, Matalai Rural LLG and Tanir Rural LLG.

References

• "POPULATION MAP OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA 2011 CENSUS" (PDF). Nso.gov.pg. Retrieved 2017-08-04.

Specific

1. "Creation of new electorates of Parliament: The possibilities | Papua New Guinea National Research Institute". Archived from the original on 2017-08-09. Retrieved 2017-08-09.

v t e LLGs and districts of New Ireland Province of Papua New Guinea
Kavieng District	Kavieng Urban Tikana Rural Lovongai Rural Murat Rural
Namatanai District	Namatanai Rural Sentral Niu Ailan Rural Konoagil Rural Matalai Rural Nimamar Rural Tanir Rural

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