Selau is a district of the
Autonomous Region of Bougainville
Bougainville ( ; ; Tok Pisin: ''Bogenvil''), officially the Autonomous Region of Bougainville (Tok Pisin: ''Otonomos Region bilong Bogenvil''), is an autonomous region in Papua New Guinea. The largest island is Bougainville Island, while the re ...
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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 ...
. Generally it is known as
Selau-Suir Rural LLG
Selau/Suir Rural LLG is a local-level government (LLG) of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Pap ...
(
Local Level Government) which is one of the districts in Bougainville.
The name Selau also represents the language of the area which is located in the northern tip of the larger island of Bougainville. It is commonly known as a dialect of the
Halia
Halie or Halia (Ancient Greek: Ἁλίη or Ἁλία ''Haliê'' means 'the dweller in the sea' or 'the briney'Banep. 172/ref>) is the name of the following characters in Greek mythology:
* Halie, the "ox-eyed" Nereid, sea-nymph daughter of the ' ...
language of the smaller
Buka island which is located to the north and shares related cultural practices.
The main town in Selau is Kokopau.
Villages
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Tangari
References
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Populated places in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville
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