Anagusa

Anagusa
Location within Papua New Guinea
Geography
LocationOceania
Coordinates10°42′48″S 151°14′32″E / 10.71333°S 151.24222°E / -10.71333; 151.24222
ArchipelagoLouisiade Archipelago
Adjacent toSolomon Sea
Total islands2 inhabited on Bentley Group
Major islands
  • Anagusa
  • Nare
Area1.42 km2 (0.55 sq mi)
Length2.2 km (1.37 mi)
Width1.1 km (0.68 mi)
Highest elevation10 m (30 ft)
Highest pointMount Anagusa
Administration
Milne Bay
Samarai-Murua District
Bwanabwana Rural Local Level Government Area
Bentley Islands
Largest settlement
Anagusa (pop. ~70)
Demographics
Population112 (2014)
Pop. density78.8/km2 (204.1/sq mi)
Ethnic groupsPapuans, Austronesians, Melanesians.
Additional information
Time zone
ISO codePG-MBA
Official websitewww.ncdc.gov.pg

Anagusa is an island, part of the Bentley Group, in Louisiade Archipelago in the southeastern part of Papua New Guinea. For 2014 census, the island had a village of 122 residents in 21 households, although at least 1 family lives in nearby island of Nare.

Geography

Anagusa is located 10 km south of the Engineer Islands. It was settled by migrants from Normanby and Wari islands. The style of the Anagusa pottery is similar to those of the people of Wari. The population consists of fishermen and farmers. The closest island is Nare (Mudge) Island 6.8 km south-east.

The inhabitants of the island speak Bwanabwana.

Administratively, the island belongs to Bwanabwana Rural LLG (Local Level Government area) of the Samarai-Murua District in Milne Bay Province.