Arawa,_Bougainville
Arawa, Bougainville
Town in Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
Arawa is the largest town and the former capital of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea. It is administered under Arawa Rural LLG.[1]
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The town was largely destroyed during the Bougainville Civil War,[citation needed] resulting in the relocation of the capital to Buka, though there are plans to rebuild Arawa and make it the capital again.[2] The land where Arawa is now situated was previously a large expatriate plantation.