Bougainville, officially the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, is an autonomous region in Papua New Guinea. The largest island is Bougainville Island, while the region also includes Buka Island and a
Replica of a traditional stake-house built by men from Toboroi, Bougainville Island
Australian soldiers hoisting the Union Jack at Kieta, Bougainville, following their capture of German New Guinea in 1914
American B-25 Mitchell bombers from the 42nd Bombardment Group over the Selay Peninsula of Bougainville, 1944
HMAS Wewak unloading an Australian Army truck during Operation Bel Isi
Buka, Papua New Guinea
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Buka is a town located on the southern coast of Buka Island, in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, in eastern Papua New Guinea. It is administered under Buka Rural LLG. It is the capital of North
Autonomous Region of Bougainville
…largest island is Bougainville Island, while the region also includes Buka Island and a number of outlying islands and atolls. The provisional capital is Buka, on Buka Island. In 2024, the region had a population of 367,093 people. The lingua franca of Bougainville is Tok Pisin, while a variety of Austronesian…
Buka Passage (1944)