page_title: Administrative divisions of Papua New Guinea
section_title: Regions
hierarchical_section_title: Administrative divisions of Papua New Guinea / Regions
caption_attribution_description: Locator map of regions of Papua New Guinea
context_page_description: For administrative purposes, Papua New Guinea is divided into administrative divisions called regions and provinces. Papua New Guinea is divided into four regions and 22 province-level divisions: 20 provinces plus the autonomous region and the National Capital District.
  Each province is divided into one or more districts, which in turn are divided into one or more local level government areas.
context_section_description: PNG is divided into four regions. While not official administrative divisions for most purposes, regions are quite significant in daily life. People generally identify strongly with their region, and inter-region rivalries can be intense. 
  There are four regions, each of which comprises a number of provinces:
  Highlands Region: Hela, Jiwaka, Simbu, Eastern Highlands, Enga, Southern Highlands, and Western Highlands.
  Islands Region: East New Britain, Manus, New Ireland, North Solomons (Bougainville), and West New Britain.
  Momase Region: East Sepik, Madang, Morobe, and West Sepik (Sandaun).
  Southern Region: Central, Gulf, Milne Bay, Northern Province (Oro), Western (Fly), and the National Capital District.
  Momase is a recently devised portmanteau word which combines the first two letters of Morobe, Madang, and Sepik.
caption:   Highlands Region   Islands Region   Momase Region   Southern Region
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