Aitape West Rural LLG is a local-level government (LLG) of Aitape in Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea.
This region made international news on July 17, 1998 when an earthquake with magnitude 7.0 triggered a tsunami that devastated the coastal villages of the area.
The region surrounding the Sissano Lagoon in northcentral New Guinea represents the most linguistically diverse area of the world.
[4] In 2019 ward 12 member Sipora Yomun was elected as the President of the West Aitape Rural LLG, and Sandaun (West Sepik) Province also made history that year by electing Hon.
This Sandaun Province geography article is a stub.