![]() Bougainville and neighbouring islands
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![]() ![]() Bougainville
Bougainville Island (Papua New Guinea)
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Geography | |
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Location | Melanesia |
Coordinates | 6°14′40″S 155°23′02″E / 6.24444°S 155.38389°E / -6.24444; 155.38389 |
Archipelago | Solomon Islands |
Area | 9,318 km2 (3,598 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 2,715 m (8,907 ft) |
Highest point | Mount Balbi |
Administration | |
Papua New Guinea
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Province | Bougainville Province |
Demographics | |
Population | 234,280 (2011) |
Pop. density | 18.80 /km2 (48.69 /sq mi) |
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