Sandaun
Sandaun Province is a province of Papua New Guinea located in the country’s northwestern corner. It stretches along the northern coast and shares a western land border with Indonesia. The provincial capital is Vanimo, a coastal town near the border.
Geography and environment: The landscape ranges from low coastal plains to inland highlands and rainforest. The
Administration and people: Sandaun is divided into several districts and local-level governments and is ethnically diverse,
Economy and transport: The economy is largely rural and subsistence-based, with some commercial logging and coastal
History: The province was formerly known as West Sepik Province and was renamed Sandaun in the early