New Ireland (island)

New Ireland

Native name: Niu Ailan
New Ireland's main towns and nearby islands
New Ireland
Geography
Coordinates	3°20′S 152°00′E / 3.33°S 152°E / -3.33; 152
Archipelago	Bismarck Archipelago
Area	7,404 km2 (2,859 sq mi)
Length	360 km (224 mi)
Width	10 km (6 mi) - 40 km (25 mi)
Highest elevation	2,340 m (7680 ft)
Highest point	Mount Taron
Administration
Papua New Guinea
Province	New Ireland Province
Largest settlement	Kavieng (pop. 10,600)
Demographics
Population	118,350[1] (2002)

New Ireland (Tok Pisin: Niu Ailan), or Latangai, is a large island in Papua New Guinea, approximately 7,404 km² (2,859 sq mi) in area with c. 120,000 people.^[2] It is named after the island of Ireland. It is the largest island of New Ireland Province, lying northeast of the island of New Britain. Both islands are part of the Bismarck Archipelago, named after Otto von Bismarck, and they are separated by Saint George's Channel.

The administrative centre of the island and of New Ireland province is the town of Kavieng located at the northern end of the island. While the island was part of German New Guinea, it was named Neumecklenburg ("New Mecklenburg").