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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B8%D8%A9_%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%86" title="محافظة ساندون – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="محافظة ساندون" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandaun" title="Sandaun – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Sandaun" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandaun_S%C3%A9ng" title="Sandaun Séng – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Sandaun 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%97%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD_%D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%BF%D0%B8%D0%BA" title="Западен Сепик – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Западен 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/Sandaun_(West_Sepik)" title="Sandaun (West Sepik) – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Sandaun (West 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/West_Sepik_Province" title="West Sepik Province – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="West 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/Sandaun_Province" title="Sandaun Province – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Sandaun 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/L%C3%A4%C3%A4ne-Sepiki_provints" title="Lääne-Sepiki provints – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Lääne-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_Sandaun" title="Provincia de Sandaun – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Provincia de Sandaun" 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/Sandaun" title="Sandaun – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Sandaun" 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/Sandaun" title="Sandaun – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Sandaun" 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%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%86" title="استان سانداون – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="استان سانداون" 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/Sandaun" title="Sandaun – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Sandaun" 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/Sandaun" title="Sandaun – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Sandaun" 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/%EC%82%B0%EB%8B%A4%EC%9A%B4%EC%A3%BC" title="산다운주 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="산다운주" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ha mw-list-item"><a href="https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandaun_Province" title="Sandaun Province – Hausa" lang="ha" hreflang="ha" data-title="Sandaun Province" data-language-autonym="Hausa" data-language-local-name="Hausa" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hausa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandaun" title="Sandaun – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Sandaun" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ilo mw-list-item"><a href="https://ilo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Probinsia_ti_Sandaun" title="Probinsia ti Sandaun – Iloko" lang="ilo" hreflang="ilo" data-title="Probinsia ti Sandaun" 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_Sandaun" title="Provinsi Sandaun – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Provinsi Sandaun" 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_di_Sandaun" title="Provincia di Sandaun – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Provincia di Sandaun" 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%A1%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%93%E1%83%90%E1%83%A3%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98" title="სანდაუნი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="სანდაუნი" 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/Sandauno_provincija" title="Sandauno provincija – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Sandauno 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 href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandaun" title="Sandaun – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Sandaun" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li 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141.500</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/Vanimo" title="Vanimo">Vanimo</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/Aitape-Lumi_District" title="Aitape-Lumi District">Aitape-Lumi District</a></li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><a href="/wiki/Telefomin_District" title="Telefomin District">Telefomin District</a></li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><a href="/wiki/Nuku_District,_Papua_New_Guinea" title="Nuku District, Papua New Guinea">Nuku District</a></li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><a href="/wiki/Vanimo-Green_River_District" title="Vanimo-Green River District">Vanimo-Green River 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">Tony Wouwou (2018-Present)</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">35,820 km<sup>2</sup> (13,830 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">248,411</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">6.9/km<sup>2</sup> (18/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">0.518<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">17th of 22</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Sandaun Province</b> (formerly <b>West Sepik Province</b>) is the northwesternmost mainland <a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Papua_New_Guinea" title="Provinces of Papua New Guinea">province</a> of <a href="/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea" title="Papua New Guinea">Papua New Guinea</a> (also known as home of the sunset). It covers an area of 35,920 km<sup>2</sup> (13868 m<sup>2</sup>) and has a population of 248,411 (2011 census). The capital is <a href="/wiki/Vanimo" title="Vanimo">Vanimo</a>. In July 1998 the area surrounding the town of <a href="/wiki/Aitape" title="Aitape">Aitape</a> was hit by an enormous <a href="/wiki/1998_Papua_New_Guinea_earthquake" title="1998 Papua New Guinea earthquake">tsunami</a> caused by a Magnitude 7.0 earthquake which killed over 2,000 people. The five villages along the west coast of Vanimo towards the International Border are namely; Lido, Waromo, Yako, Musu and Wutung. It borders <a href="/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">Indonesia</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Name">Name</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sandaun_Province&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Name"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sandaun is a <a href="/wiki/Tok_Pisin" title="Tok Pisin">Tok Pisin</a> word derived from English "sun down," since the province is located in the west of the country, where the sun sets.<sup id="cite_ref-statoids_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-statoids-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The province was formerly named West Sepik Province, for the <a href="/wiki/Sepik" title="Sepik">Sepik River</a> that flows through the province and forms part of the province's southern border. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Physical_Geography">Physical Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sandaun_Province&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Physical Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Sandaun Province has beaches along the northern coast, as well as mountainous areas throughout the province, primarily in the southern area of the province.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Several rivers flow throughout the province, most notable the Sepik River. The area, like much of Papua New Guinea, is prone to earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions. </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=Sandaun_Province&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Districts and LLGs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are four <a href="/wiki/Districts_and_LLGs_of_Papua_New_Guinea" class="mw-redirect" title="Districts and LLGs of Papua New Guinea">districts</a> in the province. 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-spc_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-spc-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/Aitape-Lumi_District" title="Aitape-Lumi District">Aitape-Lumi District</a> </th> <th rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Aitape" title="Aitape">Aitape</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/East_Aitape_Rural_LLG" title="East Aitape Rural LLG">East Aitape Rural</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/East_Wapei_Rural_LLG" title="East Wapei Rural LLG">East Wapei Rural</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Aitape_Rural_LLG" title="West Aitape Rural LLG">West Aitape Rural</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Wapei_Rural_LLG" title="West Wapei Rural LLG">West Wapei Rural</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Nuku_District,_Papua_New_Guinea" title="Nuku District, Papua New Guinea">Nuku District</a> </th> <th rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Nuku_(Papua_New_Guinea)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nuku (Papua New Guinea)">Nuku</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Mawase_Rural_LLG" title="Mawase Rural LLG">Mawase Rural</a> (Nuku) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Palmai_Rural_LLG" title="Palmai Rural LLG">Palmai Rural</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Yangkok_Rural_LLG" title="Yangkok Rural LLG">Yangkok Rural</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Maimai_Wanwan_Rural_LLG" title="Maimai Wanwan Rural LLG">Maimai Wanwan Rural</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Telefomin_District" title="Telefomin District">Telefomin District</a> </th> <th rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Telefomin" title="Telefomin">Telefomin</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Namea_Rural_LLG" title="Namea Rural LLG">Namea Rural</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Oksapmin_Rural_LLG" title="Oksapmin Rural LLG">Oksapmin Rural</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Telefomin_Rural_LLG" title="Telefomin Rural LLG">Telefomin Rural</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Yapsie_Rural_LLG" title="Yapsie Rural LLG">Yapsie Rural</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Vanimo-Green_River_District" title="Vanimo-Green River District">Vanimo-Green River District</a> </th> <th rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Vanimo" title="Vanimo">Vanimo</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Amanab_Rural_LLG" title="Amanab Rural LLG">Amanab Rural</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bewani-Wutung_Onei_Rural_LLG" class="mw-redirect" title="Bewani-Wutung Onei Rural LLG">Bewani-Wutung-Onei Rural</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Green_River_Rural_LLG" title="Green River Rural LLG">Green River Rural</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Vanimo_Urban_LLG" title="Vanimo Urban LLG">Vanimo Urban</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Walsa_Rural_LLG" title="Walsa Rural LLG">Walsa 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=Sandaun_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 1978 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_(1978–1995)"><span id="Premiers_.281978.E2.80.931995.29"></span>Premiers (1978–1995)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sandaun_Province&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Premiers (1978–1995)"><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="/w/index.php?title=Jacob_Talis&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jacob Talis (page does not exist)">Jacob Talis</a></td> <td>1978–1980 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Adam_Amod&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Adam Amod (page does not exist)">Adam Amod</a></td> <td>1980–1982 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Andrew_Komboni&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Andrew Komboni (page does not exist)">Andrew Komboni</a></td> <td>1982–1984 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paul_Langro&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Paul Langro (page does not exist)">Paul Langro</a></td> <td>1984–1987 </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>provincial government suspended</i></td> <td>1987–1988 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Egbert_Yalu&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Egbert Yalu (page does not exist)">Egbert Yalu</a></td> <td>1988–1992 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aloitch_Peien&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Aloitch Peien (page does not exist)">Aloitch Peien</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=Sandaun_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="/w/index.php?title=John_Tekwie&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John Tekwie (page does not exist)">John Tekwie</a></td> <td>1995–2000 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Robert_Sakias&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Robert Sakias (page does not exist)">Robert Sakias</a></td> <td>2000–2002 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Carlos_Yuni&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Carlos Yuni (page does not exist)">Carlos Yuni</a></td> <td>2002–2007 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Simon_Solo" title="Simon Solo">Simon Solo</a></td> <td>2007–2012 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Amkat_Mai" title="Amkat Mai">Amkat Mai</a></td> <td>2012–2017 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tony_Wouwou&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tony Wouwou (page does not exist)">Tony Wouwou</a></td> <td>2017–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=Sandaun_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>West Sepik Provincial</td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tony_Wouwou&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tony Wouwou (page does not exist)">Tony Wouwou</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Aitape-Lumi_District" title="Aitape-Lumi District">Aitape-Lumi Open</a></td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Anderson_Mise&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Anderson Mise (page does not exist)">Anderson Mise</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nuku_District,_Papua_New_Guinea" title="Nuku District, Papua New Guinea">Nuku Open</a></td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joe_Sungi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Joe Sungi (page does not exist)">Joe Sungi</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Telefomin_District" title="Telefomin 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