East Sepik Province

Cherubim Dambui was appointed as East Sepik's first premier by Prime Minister Michael Somare upon the creation of the provincial government in 1976.{{cite news|date=2010-06-26|title=Hundreds mourn for Dambui|work=The National (Papua New Guinea)|url=http://www.thenational.com.pg/?q=node/10321|url-status=dead|access-date=2010-07-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226210834/http://www.thenational.com.pg/?q=node%2F10321|archive-date=2012-02-26}} Dambui remained interim premier until 1979, when he became East Sepik's permanent premier with a full term. He remained in office until 1983.

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 Sepik River, which is one of the largest rivers in the world in terms of water flow and is known for flooding{{Cite web |title=Sepik River |publisher=Rainbow Habitat |url=http://members.optusnet.com.au/aquatichabitats/Sepik.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070531204643/http://members.optusnet.com.au/aquatichabitats/Sepik.htm |archive-date=2007-05-31}}—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 cordillera and feed the Sepik River.

Each province in Papua New Guinea has one or more districts, and each district has one or more Local Level Government (LLG) areas. For census purposes, the LLG areas are subdivided into wards and those into census units.[https://web.archive.org/web/20041115224356/http://www.spc.int/PRISM/country/pg/Stats/Special_Products/Descrpn.htm National Statistical Office of Papua New Guinea]{{cite web |url=https://www.nso.gov.pg/index.php/document-library?view=download&fileId=65 |title=Final Figures |series=2011 National Population and Housing Census: Ward Population Profile |date=2014 |website=www.nso.gov.pg |publisher=National Statistical Office, Papua New Guinea |location=Port Moresby |access-date=2019-06-04 |archive-date=2015-09-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906090745/https://www.nso.gov.pg/index.php/document-library?view=download&fileId=65 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=https://www.nso.gov.pg/index.php/document-library?view=download&fileId=63 |title=Census Figures by Wards - Momase Region |series=2011 National Population and Housing Census: Ward Population Profile |date=2014 |website=www.nso.gov.pg |publisher=National Statistical Office, Papua New Guinea |location=Port Moresby |access-date=2019-06-04 |archive-date=2019-05-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190519001005/http://www.nso.gov.pg/index.php/document-library?view=download&fileId=63 |url-status=dead }}

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 National Parliament of Papua New Guinea.{{cite web | url=http://press-files.anu.edu.au/downloads/press/p66801/mobile/ch08.html | title=8. Decentralisation: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back | publisher=Australian National University | work=State and society in Papua New Guinea: the first twenty-five years | access-date=31 March 2017 | author=May, R. J.}}{{cite web | url=https://www.rulers.org/pngprov.html | title=Provinces | publisher=rulers.org | access-date=31 March 2017}}

The province and each district is represented by a Member of the National Parliament. There is one provincial electorate and each district is an open electorate.

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• Hanson, L.W., Allen, B.J., Bourke, R.M. and McCarthy, T.J. (2001). Papua New Guinea Rural Development Handbook. Land Management Group, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University, Canberra. Available as a [https://web.archive.org/web/20050720062937/http://rspas.anu.edu.au/papers/lmg/PNG_rdh.pdf 30 Megabyte PDF].

• [https://library.ucsd.edu/dc/collection/bb84356520 Anthony Forge Films and Recordings] From the Anthony Forge Papers. MSS 411. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego
• [https://library.ucsd.edu/dc/collection/bb5739439h Stephen Leavitt Fieldnotes and Recordings]. MSS 27. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.

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