Arawa

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Arawa is a town on the island of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea that served as the former provincial capital and a key service and administrative center for the surrounding mining region.

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Arawa canonical 13

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Predicate Object
instanceOf town
associatedWithIndustry copper mining
associatedWithMine Panguna mine
continent Oceania
country Papua New Guinea
countryCapitalOf former North Solomons Province
developedFor supporting Panguna copper mine operations
formerRole provincial capital of Bougainville
governedBy Autonomous Bougainville Government
hasClimate tropical rainforest climate
hasLanguageInCommunity English
Hiri Motu
Tok Pisin
hasNearbyBodyOfWater Solomon Sea
hasNearbyPort Kieta port
hasPostalCountryCode PG
hasPrimaryEconomicActivity administration
services
trade
historicalEvent affected by Bougainville Civil War
historicalRole administrative centre during Bougainville mining boom
locatedIn Autonomous Region of Bougainville
Bougainville Island
locatedInArchipelago Solomon Islands archipelago
linked to: Solomon Islands
locatedInCountrySubdivision Bougainville Province
locatedInOceanicRegion Melanesia
locatedInTimeZone UTC+11
locatedNear Aropa Airport
linked to: Tokua Airport
locatedOnCoastOf Bougainville Island east coast
linked to: Bougainville Island
locatedOnIsland Bougainville
linked to: Bougainville Island
nearbySettlement Kieta
Panguna
partOf Autonomous Region of Bougainville
Islands Region of Papua New Guinea
regionType urban centre
role administrative centre for surrounding mining region
service centre for surrounding mining region
transportConnection Aropa Airport
linked to: Tokua Airport
usesCurrency Papua New Guinean kina

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