Rabaraba is a coastal village in

Milne Bay Province Milne Bay is a province of Papua New Guinea. Its capital is Alotau. The province covers 14,345 km² of land and 252,990 km² of sea, within the province there are more than 600 islands, about 160 of which are inhabited. The province has ...

on the southeastern coast of

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

. It overlooks Goodenough Bay, and the

Uga River UGA or Uga may refer to: People * Elisa Uga, an Italian fencer Characters * Uga (mascot), the live English Bulldog mascot of University of Georgia athletics Places * Uga (Lanzarote), a village in Yaiza municipality in the province of Las Palm ...

flows into the bay to the south of the village.

History

In Papua mythology, Rabaraba was a feather with magical powers. The name means "far, far away". Rabaraba and the surrounding area was affected by

Cyclone Guba Severe Tropical Cyclone Guba was the most recent tropical cyclone to form in the Port Moresby area of responsibility. The storm resulted in 149 fatalities and severe damage across southeastern Papua New Guinea in November 2007. The firstly-named c ...

in November 2007, which caused flooding, destroying about 30 houses and forcing over 100 people to evacuate their homes.

Demographics

Eight

Dagan languages The Dagan or Meneao Range languages are a small family of Trans–New Guinea languages spoken in the Meneao Range of the "Bird's Tail" (southeastern peninsula) of New Guinea, the easternmost Papuan languages on the mainland. They are the mo ...

, classified as non-Austronesian, are spoken in the mountains of the region. The largest is the

Gwedena language Umanakaina, or Gwedena, is a Papuan language of New Guinea. It is a rather divergent member of the Dagan family. Bibliography ;Word lists *Anonymous. 1914. Vocabularies of languages spoken by the people of the Gwoiru mountains, and the Kanama ...

, which was spoken by about 2100 people in 1990.

Economy

Agriculture is predominant in the area, with Rabaraba being well irrigated. large alluvial fans along streams divert the water into ditches. The locals around Milne Bay are adept at woodcarving, with abstract designs of birds particularly common.

Milne Bay Highway Milne may refer to: ;People with the surname Milne *Milne (surname) ;Places *Milne Bay, large bay in Milne Bay Province * Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea * Milne Inlet, Nunavut, Canada * Milne Land, large island in eastern Greenland * Milne T ...

, connecting Rabaraba with

Alotau Alotau is the capital of Milne Bay Province, in the south-east of Papua New Guinea. It is located on the northern shore of Milne Bay. The town is located within Alotau Urban LLG. Alotau is also the annual forum for Australian and Papua New Guinea ...

, Dogura, and Agaun commenced construction in April 1973. By the end of 1973, of the road had been built in the northwest around Giligili.

Landmarks

A rural health centre was in place in Rabaraba by the mid 1960s. The village is served by

Rabaraba Airport Rabaraba is a coastal village in Milne Bay Province on the southeastern coast of Papua New Guinea. It overlooks Goodenough Bay, and the Uga River flows into the bay to the south of the village. History In Papua mythology, Rabaraba was a feath ...

, which offers flights to Gurney.

References

Populated places in Milne Bay Province {{MilneBayProvince-geo-stub