Sabari Island

Sabari Island

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Sabari Island
Geography
Location Oceania
Coordinates 11°07′S 153°06′E / 11.117°S 153.100°E / -11.117; 153.100Coordinates: 11°07′S 153°06′E / 11.117°S 153.100°E / -11.117; 153.100[1]
Archipelago Louisiade Archipelago
Adjacent bodies of water Solomon Sea
Total islands 1
Major islands
  • Sabari     
Area 4.04 km2 (1.56 sq mi)
Highest elevation 55 m (180 ft)
Highest point Mount Sabari
Administration
Province  Milne Bay
District Samarai-Murua District
LLG [2] Louisiade Rural LLG
Island Group Calvados Chain
Largest settlement
Hekampan (population 300)
Demographics
Demonym Papuan people
Population 708 (2014)
Pop. density 175 /km2 (453 /sq mi)
Ethnic groups Papauans, Austronesians, Melanesians.
Additional information
Time zone
Official website www.ncdc.gov.pg
ISO Code = PG-MBA

Sabari Island is an island in Papua New Guinea, part of the Calvados Chain within the Louisiade Archipelago. Politically, it is in its own separate Ward, not like the other Calvados Chain islands which all belong to the Calvados Chain Ward. It is located at a reef called Tawa Tawamal . It is the most populated island of the group. The main villages are Hekampen, Tandeyai, Hebenahine, and Maho.


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