Selau is a district of the

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. 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, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an island country in Oceania that comprises the eas ...

( 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

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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

* Tangari Siara, Chundawan, Tarbut, Sanakoba, Tortei, Anake, Gohi, Sorom, Manob, Kuskus, Kawegorto Kona, Abunmana,

References

* * Populated places in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville {{PNG-geo-stub