West New Britain Province

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West New Britain Province is a largely forested and volcanically active island province of Papua New Guinea located in the Bismarck Archipelago, known for its palm oil plantations and rich marine biodiversity.

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West New Britain Province canonical 17

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative division
province
administrativeCenter Kimbe
borders East New Britain Province
capital Kimbe
climate tropical rainforest climate
country Papua New Guinea
governingBody West New Britain Provincial Government
hasCoastlineOn Bismarck Sea
Solomon Sea
hasHazard earthquakes
tsunamis
volcanic eruptions
hasIndustry agriculture
fisheries
forestry
hasNaturalResource fertile volcanic soils
timber
hasNotableEcosystem coral reefs
lowland rainforests
mangrove forests
hasPort Port of Kimbe
hasProtectedArea Kimbe Bay marine area
hasVolcano Bamus
Pago Volcano
Ulawun
Witori
isLargelyForested true
isVolcanicallyActive true
knownFor extensive tropical forests
palm oil plantations
rich marine biodiversity
volcanic activity
largestTown Kimbe
locatedIn Bismarck Archipelago
locatedInOcean southwest Pacific Ocean
surface form: Southwest Pacific Ocean
locatedOnIsland New Britain
mainEconomicActivity fishing
logging
oil palm cultivation
mainExport crude palm oil
palm kernels
officialLanguage English
Hiri Motu
Tok Pisin
partOf New Britain Island
Papua New Guinea
surface form: State of Papua New Guinea
region Islands Region of Papua New Guinea
timeZone UTC+10

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Bismarck Archipelago administrativeRegion West New Britain Province
New Britain hasRegion West New Britain Province
Willaumez languages spokenIn West New Britain Province
Kove language region West New Britain Province
Nakanai region West New Britain Province
East New Britain Province borderedBy West New Britain Province
Witu Islands partOf West New Britain Province
Witu Islands administrativeDivision West New Britain Province
Islands Region of Papua New Guinea comprises West New Britain Province
Ulawun locatedIn West New Britain Province
Langila locatedInRegion West New Britain Province
Kimbe locatedIn West New Britain Province
Kimbe administrativeCenterOf West New Britain Province
Mengen people region West New Britain Province
Nakanai people locatedIn West New Britain Province
Nakanai people countrySubdivision West New Britain Province
Mount Ulawun locatedIn West New Britain Province