Kwato Island

Kwato Island
	Kwato Island
Geography
Location	Oceania
Coordinates	10°36′19″S 150°37′55″E / 10.60528°S 150.63194°E
Archipelago	Louisiade Archipelago
Adjacent to	Solomon Sea
Total islands	1
Major islands	Kwato;
Area	0.35 km2 (0.14 sq mi)
Length	1 km (0.6 mi)
Width	0.85 km (0.528 mi)
Coastline	3 km (1.9 mi)
Highest elevation	10 ft (3 m)
Administration
	Papua New Guinea
Province	Milne Bay
Island Group	Samarai Islands
Island Group	Logea Islands
Ward	Logea North
Largest settlement	Kwato (pop. 50)
Demographics
Population	66 (2014)
Pop. density	189/km2 (490/sq mi)
Ethnic groups	Papauans, Austronesians, Melanesians.
Additional information
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10);
ISO code	PG-MBA
Official website	www.ncdc.gov.pg

Kwato Island an island in China Strait, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea.

Administration

The island belongs to Logea North Ward, which belongs to Bwanabwana Rural Local Level Government Area LLG, Samarai-Murua District, which are in Milne Bay Province.^[2]

History

In 1891, Rev Charles Abel and his wife Beatrice commenced a mission on this island, which developed into a non-hierarchical church, and self-supporting mission, teaching boat-building, agriculture and management skills.^[3]

Geography

The island is part of the Logea group, itself a part of Samarai Islands of the Louisiade Archipelago.

Economy

The islanders, like other from Samarai Islands are experts in boat building.

Demographics

The population of 66 is split between 2 villages: Kwato missionary which is inland, and Isuhina which is on the coast.

Transportation

There is a dock on the island.

References

^ Prostar Sailing Directions 2004 New Guinea Enroute, p. 168
^ LLG map
^ "Lonely Planet". Archived from the original on 2016-03-19. Retrieved 2016-03-15.

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[ref1-1] Prostar Sailing Directions 2004 New Guinea Enroute, p. 168

[ref2-2] LLG map

[3] "Lonely Planet". Archived from the original on 2016-03-19. Retrieved 2016-03-15.

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