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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Autonomous Region of Bougainville | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.