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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B8%D8%A9_%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%83_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%A9" title="محافظة سيبيك الشرقية – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="محافظة سيبيك الشرقية" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tang_Sepik_S%C3%A9ng" title="Tang Sepik Séng – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Tang Sepik Séng" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%98%D0%B7%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%BD_%D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%BF%D0%B8%D0%BA" title="Източен Сепик – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Източен Сепик" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Sepik" title="East Sepik – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="East Sepik" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Sepik_Province" title="East Sepik Province – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="East Sepik Province" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Sepik_Province" title="East Sepik Province – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="East Sepik Province" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ida-Sepiki_provints" title="Ida-Sepiki provints – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Ida-Sepiki provints" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provincia_de_Sepik_Oriental" title="Provincia de Sepik Oriental – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Provincia de Sepik Oriental" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orienta_Sepik" title="Orienta Sepik – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Orienta Sepik" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekialdeko_Sepik" title="Ekialdeko Sepik – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Ekialdeko Sepik" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%B3%D9%BE%DB%8C%DA%A9_%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%82%DB%8C" title="استان سپیک شرقی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="استان سپیک شرقی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepik_oriental" title="Sepik oriental – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Sepik oriental" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepik_do_Leste" title="Sepik do Leste – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Sepik do Leste" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%8F%99%EC%84%B8%ED%94%BD%EC%A3%BC" title="동세픽주 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="동세픽주" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ilo mw-list-item"><a href="https://ilo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Probinsia_ti_Daya_a_Sepik" title="Probinsia ti Daya a Sepik – Iloko" lang="ilo" hreflang="ilo" data-title="Probinsia ti Daya a Sepik" data-language-autonym="Ilokano" data-language-local-name="Iloko" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ilokano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinsi_Sepik_Timur" title="Provinsi Sepik Timur – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Provinsi Sepik Timur" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provincia_del_Sepik_Orientale" title="Provincia del Sepik Orientale – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Provincia del Sepik Orientale" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%90%E1%83%A6%E1%83%9B%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A1%E1%83%90%E1%83%95%E1%83%9A%E1%83%94%E1%83%97%E1%83%98_%E1%83%A1%E1%83%94%E1%83%9E%E1%83%98%E1%83%99%E1%83%98" title="აღმოსავლეთი სეპიკი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="აღმოსავლეთი სეპიკი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryt%C5%B3_Sepiko_provincija" title="Rytų Sepiko provincija – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Rytų Sepiko provincija" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a 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.geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=East_Sepik_Province&params=4_20_S_143_15_E_region:PG_type:city(450530)"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">4°20′S</span> <span class="longitude">143°15′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">4.333°S 143.250°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">-4.333; 143.250</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea" title="Papua New Guinea">Papua New Guinea</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Capital</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Wewak" title="Wewak">Wewak</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Districts_and_LLGs_of_Papua_New_Guinea" class="mw-redirect" title="Districts and LLGs of Papua New Guinea">Districts</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="collapsible-list mw-collapsible" style="text-align: left;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold;"><div>List</div></div> <ul class="mw-collapsible-content" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin-left: 0;"><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><a href="/wiki/Ambunti-Dreikikir_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Ambunti-Dreikikir District">Ambunti-Dreikikir District</a></li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><a href="/wiki/Angoram_District" title="Angoram District">Angoram District</a></li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><a href="/wiki/Maprik_District" title="Maprik District">Maprik District</a></li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><a href="/wiki/Wewak_District" title="Wewak District">Wewak District</a></li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><a href="/wiki/Wosera-Gawi_District" title="Wosera-Gawi District">Wosera-Gawi District</a></li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><a href="/wiki/Yangoru-Saussia_District" title="Yangoru-Saussia District">Yangoru-Saussia District</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Governor</th><td class="infobox-data">Allan Bird</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">43,426 km<sup>2</sup> (16,767 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2011 census)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">450,530</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">10/km<sup>2</sup> (27/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B10" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+10">UTC+10</a> (<a href="/wiki/Time_in_Australia" title="Time in Australia">AEST</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Human_Development_Index" title="Human Development Index">HDI</a> (2018)</th><td class="infobox-data">0.538<sup id="cite_ref-GlobalDataLab_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GlobalDataLab-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239334494">@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}</style><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#900">low</span> · <a href="/wiki/List_of_provinces_of_Papua_New_Guinea_by_Human_Development_Index" title="List of provinces of Papua New Guinea by Human Development Index">16th of 22</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>East Sepik</b> is a province in <a href="/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea" title="Papua New Guinea">Papua New Guinea</a>. Its capital is <a href="/wiki/Wewak" title="Wewak">Wewak</a>. East Sepik has an estimated population of 433,481 people (2010 census) and is 43,426 km square in size. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=East_Sepik_Province&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Cherubim_Dambui" title="Cherubim Dambui">Cherubim Dambui</a> was appointed as East Sepik's first <a href="/wiki/Premier" title="Premier">premier</a> by <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Papua_New_Guinea" title="Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea">Prime Minister</a> <a href="/wiki/Michael_Somare" title="Michael Somare">Michael Somare</a> upon the creation of the provincial government in 1976.<sup id="cite_ref-national_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-national-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Dambui remained interim premier until 1979, when he became East Sepik's permanent premier with a full term.<sup id="cite_ref-national_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-national-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He remained in office until 1983.<sup id="cite_ref-national_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-national-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=East_Sepik_Province&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Wewak, the provincial capital, is located on the coast of East Sepik. There are a scattering of islands off shore, and coastal ranges dominate the landscape just inland of the coast. The remainder of the province's geography is dominated by the <a href="/wiki/Sepik_River" class="mw-redirect" title="Sepik River">Sepik River</a>, which is one of the largest rivers in the world in terms of water flow and is known for flooding<sup id="cite_ref-fish_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fish-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>—the river's level can alter by as much as five metres in the course of the year as it rises and falls. The southern areas of the province are taken up by the Hunstein Range and other mountain ranges which form the central <a href="/wiki/Cordillera" title="Cordillera">cordillera</a> and feed the Sepik River. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Districts_and_LLGs">Districts and LLGs</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=East_Sepik_Province&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Districts and LLGs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Each province in Papua New Guinea has one or more districts, and each district has one or more Local Level Government (LLG) areas. For <a href="/wiki/Census" title="Census">census</a> purposes, the LLG areas are subdivided into wards and those into census units.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Final-2011_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Final-2011-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Momase-2011_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Momase-2011-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;" width="400"> <tbody><tr> <th>District</th> <th>District Capital</th> <th>LLG Name </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Ambunti-Dreikikier_District" title="Ambunti-Dreikikier District">Ambunti-Dreikikier District</a> </th> <th rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Ambunti" title="Ambunti">Ambunti</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Ambunti_Rural_LLG" title="Ambunti Rural LLG">Ambunti Rural</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tunap-Hunstein_Range_Rural_LLG" class="mw-redirect" title="Tunap-Hunstein Range Rural LLG">Tunap-Hunstein Range Rural</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Gawanga_Rural_LLG" title="Gawanga Rural LLG">Gawanga Rural</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dreikikier_Rural_LLG" title="Dreikikier Rural LLG">Dreikikier Rural</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Angoram_District" title="Angoram District">Angoram District</a> </th> <th rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Angoram" title="Angoram">Angoram</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Angoram-Middle_Sepik_Rural_LLG" class="mw-redirect" title="Angoram-Middle Sepik Rural LLG">Angoram-Middle Sepik Rural</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Keram_Rural_LLG" title="Keram Rural LLG">Keram Rural</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Karawari_Rural_LLG" title="Karawari Rural LLG">Karawari Rural</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Marienberg_Rural_LLG" title="Marienberg Rural LLG">Marienberg</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Yuat_Rural_LLG" title="Yuat Rural LLG">Yuat Rural</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Maprik_District" title="Maprik District">Maprik District</a> </th> <th rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Maprik" class="mw-redirect" title="Maprik">Maprik</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Albiges-Mablep_Rural_LLG" class="mw-redirect" title="Albiges-Mablep Rural LLG">Albiges-Mablep Rural</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bumbita-Muhian_Rural_LLG" class="mw-redirect" title="Bumbita-Muhian Rural LLG">Bumbita-Muhian Rural</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Maprik-Wora_Rural_LLG" class="mw-redirect" title="Maprik-Wora Rural LLG">Maprik-Wora Rural</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Yamil-Tamaui_Rural_LLG" class="mw-redirect" title="Yamil-Tamaui Rural LLG">Yamil-Tamaui Rural</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Wewak_District" title="Wewak District">Wewak District</a> </th> <th rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Wewak" title="Wewak">Wewak</a> </th> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Boikin-&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Boikin- (page does not exist)">Boikin- LLG Rural</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Turubu_Rural_LLG" title="Turubu Rural LLG">Turubu Rural</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wewak_Islands_Rural_LLG" title="Wewak Islands Rural LLG">Wewak Islands Rural</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wewak_Rural_LLG" title="Wewak Rural LLG">Wewak Local</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wewak_Urban_LLG" title="Wewak Urban LLG">Wewak Urban</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Wosera-Gawi_District" title="Wosera-Gawi District">Wosera-Gawi District</a> </th> <th rowspan="4"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wosera&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Wosera (page does not exist)">Wosera</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Burui-Kunai_Rural_LLG" class="mw-redirect" title="Burui-Kunai Rural LLG">Burui-Kunai Rural</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Gawi_Rural_LLG" title="Gawi Rural LLG">Gawi Rural</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Wosera_Rural_LLG" title="North Wosera Rural LLG">North Wosera Rural</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Wosera_Rural_LLG" title="South Wosera Rural LLG">South Wosera Rural</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Yangoru-Saussia_District" title="Yangoru-Saussia District">Yangoru-Saussia District</a> </th> <th rowspan="4"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yangoru&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Yangoru (page does not exist)">Yangoru</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/East_Yangoru_Rural_LLG" title="East Yangoru Rural LLG">East Yangoru Rural</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Numbor_Rural_LLG" title="Numbor Rural LLG">Numbor Rural</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sausso_Rural_LLG" title="Sausso Rural LLG">Sausso Rural</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Yangoru_Rural_LLG" title="West Yangoru Rural LLG">West Yangoru Rural</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Provincial_leaders">Provincial leaders</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=East_Sepik_Province&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Provincial leaders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The province was governed by a decentralised provincial administration, headed by a Premier, from 1976 to 1995. Following reforms taking effect that year, the national government reassumed some powers, and the role of Premier was replaced by a position of Governor, to be held by the winner of the province-wide seat in the <a href="/wiki/National_Parliament_of_Papua_New_Guinea" title="National Parliament of Papua New Guinea">National Parliament of Papua New Guinea</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Premiers_(1976–1995)"><span id="Premiers_.281976.E2.80.931995.29"></span>Premiers (1976–1995)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=East_Sepik_Province&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Premiers (1976–1995)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th><b>Premier</b> </th> <th><b>Term</b> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cherubim_Dambui" title="Cherubim Dambui">Cherubim Dambui</a></td> <td>1976–1983 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jonathan_Sengi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jonathan Sengi (page does not exist)">Jonathan Sengi</a></td> <td>1983–1987 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bruce_Samban&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bruce Samban (page does not exist)">Bruce Samban</a></td> <td>1987–1991 </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Provincial government suspended</i></td> <td>1991–1993 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Alex_Anisi" title="Alex Anisi">Alex Anisi</a></td> <td>1993–1995 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Governors_(1995–present)"><span id="Governors_.281995.E2.80.93present.29"></span>Governors (1995–present)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=East_Sepik_Province&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Governors (1995–present)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th><b>Governor</b> </th> <th><b>Term</b> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Somare" title="Michael Somare">Michael Somare</a></td> <td>1995–1999 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Somare" title="Arthur Somare">Arthur Somare</a></td> <td>1999–2003 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Henry_Ariro&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Henry Ariro (page does not exist)">Henry Ariro</a></td> <td>2003–2005 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Peter_Waranaka&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Peter Waranaka (page does not exist)">Peter Waranaka</a></td> <td>2005–2012 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Somare" title="Michael Somare">Michael Somare</a></td> <td>2012-2017 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Allan Bird</td> <td>2017–2022 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Allan Bird</td> <td>2022-present </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Members_of_the_National_Parliament">Members of the National Parliament</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=East_Sepik_Province&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Members of the National Parliament"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The province and each district is represented by a Member of the <a href="/wiki/National_Parliament_of_Papua_New_Guinea" title="National Parliament of Papua New Guinea">National Parliament</a>. There is one provincial <a href="/wiki/Electoral_district" title="Electoral district">electorate</a> and each district is an open electorate. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th><b>Electorate</b> </th> <th><b>Member</b> </th></tr> <tr> <td>East Sepik Provincial</td> <td>Allan Bird </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ambunti-Dreikikir_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Ambunti-Dreikikir District">Ambunti-Dreikikir Open</a></td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Johnson_Wapunai&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Johnson Wapunai (page does not exist)">Johnson Wapunai</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Angoram_District" title="Angoram District">Angoram Open</a></td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Salio_Waipo&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Salio Waipo (page does not exist)">Salio Waipo</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Maprik_District" title="Maprik District">Maprik Open</a></td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gabriel_Kapris&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gabriel Kapris (page does not exist)">Gabriel Kapris</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wewak_District" title="Wewak District">Wewak Open</a></td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kevin_Isifu&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kevin Isifu (page does not exist)">Stanley Muts Samban</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wosera-Gawi_District" title="Wosera-Gawi District">Wosera-Gaui Open</a></td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joseph_Yopyyopy&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Joseph Yopyyopy (page does not exist)">Joseph Yopyyopy</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Yangoru-Saussia_District" title="Yangoru-Saussia District">Yangoru-Saussia Open</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Maru" title="Richard Maru">Richard Maru</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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