Manus Island is part of Manus
Province in northern Papua New Guinea and is the largest island of
the Admiralty Islands. It is the fifth largest
island in Papua New Guinea
with an area of 2,100 km², measuring around 100 km × 30 km. According to the
2000 census, the whole Manus
Province had a population
of 43,387, rising to 50,321 as of 2011 Census. Lorengau, the capital of Manus
Province, is located on the island. Momote
Airport, the terminal for Manus Province,
is located on nearby Los
Negros Island.
A bridge connects Los Negros to Manus
Island and the province
capital of Lorengau. In addition to its resident population, asylum seekers
have been relocated here from Australia
between 2001-2004 and since 2012.
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