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Bougainville (/ ˈ b oʊ ɡ ən v ɪ l / BOH-gən-vil; [3] Tok Pisin: Bogenvil [4] [5]), officially the Autonomous Region of Bougainville [6] (Tok Pisin: Otonomos Region bilong Bogenvil), is an autonomous region in Papua New Guinea. The largest island is Bougainville Island, while the region also includes Buka Island and a
Bougainville Island (Tok Pisin: Bogenvil) [1] is the main island of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, which is part of Papua New Guinea. Its land area is 9,300 km 2 (3,600 sq mi). The highest point is Mount Balbi , on the main island, at 2,715 m (8,907 ft).
The Constitution of Bougainville specifies that the Autonomous Bougainville Government shall consist of three branches: [2] Executive – the President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, who chairs the Bougainville Executive Council; Legislative – the Bougainville House of Representatives (39 elected members and 2 ex officio members).
General elections will be held in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville between 2 September and 8 September 2025 to elect the president and House of Representatives. [1] A total of 46 seats will be contested in the House of Representatives following the introduction of five single-member constituency seats. [2]
Bougainville, an autonomous region of Papua New Guinea (PNG), has been inhabited by humans for at least 29,000 years, according to artefacts found in Kilu Cave on Buka Island. The region is named after Bougainville Island, the largest island of the Solomon Islands archipelago, but also contains a number of smaller islands.
A non-binding independence referendum was held in Bougainville, [1] an autonomous region of Papua New Guinea, between 23 November and 7 December 2019.The referendum question presented a choice between greater autonomy within Papua New Guinea and full independence; voters voted overwhelmingly (98.31%) for independence.
The first President of Bougainville was Joseph Kabui, [1] who was elected in June 2005, following the 2000 peace agreement which ended the Bougainville War.Kabui died of an apparent heart attack on 7 June 2008, [1] and Vice-President John Tabinaman took over as Acting President until a new election was held.
Buin is a town on Bougainville Island, and the capital of the South Bougainville District, in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, in eastern Papua New Guinea.The island is in the northern Solomon Islands Archipelago of the Melanesia region, in the South Pacific Ocean.