Administrative divisions of Papua New Guinea

While not official administrative divisions for most purposes, regions are quite significant in daily life.

People generally identify strongly with their region, and inter-region rivalries can be intense.

There are four regions, each of which comprises a number of provinces: Momase is a recently devised portmanteau word which combines the first two letters of Morobe, Madang, and Sepik.

PNG is also divided into 22 province-level divisions: 20 provinces plus the autonomous region (Bougainville) and the National Capital District.

Each province forms a provincial electorate for the national parliament.