North Solomons Province

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North Solomons Province was the former name of the island region in Papua New Guinea now known as the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, noted for its distinct culture and history of seeking greater political autonomy.

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Autonomous Region of Bougainville 0

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instanceOf former administrative province
alternativeCapital Buka NERFINISHED
borders Solomon Islands NERFINISHED
bordersBodyOfWater Pacific Ocean
Solomon Sea NERFINISHED
capital Arawa NERFINISHED
colonialHistory administered by Australia under mandate and trusteeship
formerly part of German New Guinea
conflict Bougainville Civil War NERFINISHED
country Papua New Guinea
endOfMajorConflict late 1990s
formerNameOf Autonomous Region of Bougainville NERFINISHED
hasCulturalRegion Bougainville cultural area
hasEthnicGroup Bougainvilleans NERFINISHED
hasFormerName North Solomons Province NERFINISHED
hasIsland Bougainville Island NERFINISHED
Buka Island NERFINISHED
Carteret Islands NERFINISHED
Shortland Islands (part historically associated) NERFINISHED
hasLanguageGroup Austronesian languages
Papuan languages NERFINISHED
hasMainEconomicActivity cocoa production
copra production
mining
subsistence agriculture
hasMainUrbanCentre Arawa NERFINISHED
Buara NERFINISHED
Buka NERFINISHED
Kieta NERFINISHED
hasMajorMine Panguna mine NERFINISHED
hasMajorResource copper
gold
hasReferendumHistory independence-related referendums
hasReligion Christianity
joinedPapuaNewGuineaOnIndependence 1975
knownFor Bougainville conflict NERFINISHED
distinct culture
movement for political autonomy
locatedIn Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion Solomon Islands archipelago NERFINISHED
locatedOnIsland Bougainville Island NERFINISHED
partOf Papua New Guinea Islands Region NERFINISHED
peaceAgreement Bougainville Peace Agreement NERFINISHED
startOfMajorConflict late 1980s
statusChangedTo Autonomous Region of Bougainville NERFINISHED
statusChangeReason peace settlement and autonomy arrangements
timeZone UTC+11

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Autonomous Region of Bougainville formerName North Solomons Province