Districts of Papua New Guinea

This page is a list of districts of Papua New Guinea.

Administrative divisions
On the highest level, Papua New Guinea is divided into 4 regions, which are Highlands, Islands, Momase, and Southern regions.

Below, Papua New Guinea has 22 province-level divisions: 20 integrated provinces, the autonomous province of North Solomons (Bougainville) and the National Capital District.

Each province has one or more districts, and each district has one or more local-level government (LLG) areas. For census purposes, the LLG areas are subdivided into wards and those into census units.

Wards typically consist of a few hundred to a few thousand individuals, and are the lowest level of government administration under local-level governments (LLGs).

Chimbu Province

 * Chuave District
 * Gumine District
 * Karimui-Nomane District
 * Kerowagi District
 * Kundiawa-Gembogl District
 * Sina Sina-Yonggomugl District (Sinasina-Yonggomugl District)

Eastern Highlands Province

 * Daulo District
 * Goroka District
 * Henganofi District
 * Kainantu District
 * Lufa District
 * Obura-Wonenara District
 * Okapa District
 * Unggai-Benna District

Enga Province

 * Kandep District
 * Kompiam Ambum District
 * Lagaip District
 * Wapenamanda District
 * Wabag District
 * Porgera-Paiela District

Southern Highlands Province

 * Ialibu-Pangia District
 * Imbonggu District
 * Kagua-Erave District
 * Mendi-Munihu District
 * Nipa-Kutubu District

Western Highlands Province

 * Dei District
 * Mount Hagen District
 * Mul-Baiyer District
 * Tambul-Nebilyer District

Hela Province

 * Magarima District
 * Koroba-Kopiago District
 * Tari-Pori District
 * Komo-Hulia

Jiwaka Province

 * Anglimp-South Waghi District
 * Jimi District
 * North Waghi District

East New Britain Province

 * Gazelle District
 * Kokopo District
 * Pomio District
 * Rabaul District

Manus Province

 * Manus District

New Ireland Province



 * Kavieng District
 * Namatanai District

West New Britain Province

 * Kandrian-Gloucester District
 * Talasea District
 * Nakanai District

Autonomous Region of Bougainville (Bougainville Region )



 * Central Bougainville District
 * North Bougainville District
 * South Bougainville District

East Sepik Province

 * Ambunti-Dreikikier District
 * Angoram District
 * Maprik District
 * Wewak District
 * Wosera-Gawi District
 * Yangoru-Saussia District

Madang Province

 * Bogia District
 * Madang District
 * Middle Ramu District
 * Rai Coast District
 * Sumkar District
 * Usino Bundi District

Morobe Province

 * Finschhafen District
 * Huon District
 * Kabwum District
 * Lae District
 * Markham District
 * Menyamya District
 * Nawae District
 * Tawae-Siassi District
 * Bulolo_District
 * Wau-Waria District

Sandaun (West Sepik) Province

 * Aitape-Lumi District
 * Nuku District
 * Telefomin District
 * Vanimo-Green River District

Central Province

 * Abau District
 * Goilala District
 * Kairuku District
 * Hiri-Koiari District
 * Rigo District

Gulf Province

 * Kerema District
 * Kikori District

Milne Bay Province

 * Alotau District
 * Esa'ala District
 * Kiriwini-Goodenough District
 * Samarai-Murua District

Oro (Northern) Province



 * Ijivitari District
 * Sohe District
 * Popondetta District

Western (Fly) Province



 * North Fly District
 * Middle Fly District
 * South Fly District
 * Delta Fly

National Capital District

 * National Capital District