Panguna town

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Panguna town is a settlement on Bougainville Island in Papua New Guinea that developed around and services the large Panguna copper and gold mine.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf settlement
town
climate tropical rainforest climate
country Papua New Guinea
countrySubdivision Autonomous Region of Bougainville
developedAround Panguna mine
economyDependsOn mining sector
governedBy Autonomous Bougainville Government
hasHistoricalAssociation Bougainville conflict
hasLanguage English
Hiri Motu
Tok Pisin
local Bougainville languages
hasNearbyFeature Crown Prince Range
central mountains of Bougainville
hasNearbyInfrastructure Panguna mine access roads
mining camp facilities
hasNearbyResource copper ore
gold ore
knownFor proximity to Panguna copper and gold deposit
locatedIn Autonomous Region of Bougainville
Bougainville Island
Oceania
South Pacific
locatedOnIsland Bougainville Island
partOf Bougainville Island settlements
primaryEconomicActivity mining support services
region Melanesia
services Panguna mine
timeZone UTC+10

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Panguna mine nearbySettlement Panguna town