Provinces of Papua New Guinea

Provincial-level divisions of Papua New Guinea
Category	Unitary state
Location	Independent State of Papua New Guinea
Number	22 provincial-level divisions: 20 Provinces 1 Autonomous Region 1 National Capital District
Populations	Provinces only: Smallest: 50,231 (Manus) Largest: 674,810 (Morobe)
Areas	Provinces only: Smallest: 2,100 km2 (800 sq mi) (Manus) Largest: 98,190 km2 (37,911 sq mi) (Fly River)
Subdivisions	Districts Local-level government areas (LLG) Wards Census units (or villages)

Politics of Papua New Guinea
The Crown Monarch Charles III Governor-General Bob Dadae
Executive Cabinet Prime Minister James Marape
Legislature National Parliament Speaker: Job Pomat Leader of the Opposition Political parties
Elections Recent elections General: 2012 2017 2022
Judiciary National Court Supreme Court
Administrative divisions Administrative divisions Regions Provinces Districts Local-level governments
Foreign relations Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister: Soroi Eoe Diplomatic missions of / in Papua New Guinea Passport Visa requirements Visa policy
Related topics 2011–12 constitutional crisis Corruption
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For administrative purposes, Papua New Guinea is divided into administrative divisions called provinces. There are 22 provincial-level divisions, which include 20 provinces, the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, and the National Capital District of Port Moresby.

In 2009, the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea created two additional provinces, that officially came into being on 17 May 2012.^[1] They were Hela Province, which was split from Southern Highlands Province, and Jiwaka Province, which was split from Western Highlands Province.^[2]

Each province forms a provincial electorate, called a constituency, for the PNG national parliament. The 22 provincial members are chosen from single-member electorates. Each provincial member becomes governor of their province unless they take a ministerial position, in which case the governorship passes to an open member of the province.^[3]