Brumer Islands

Brumer Islands Milne Bay Province
Geography
Location	Oceania
Coordinates	10°45′30″S 150°23′00″E / 10.75833°S 150.38333°E / -10.75833; 150.38333[1]
Adjacent to	Coral Sea
Total islands	5
Major islands	Baliabedabeda Bonarua Halioya
Area	4.1 km2 (1.6 sq mi)
Administration
Papua New Guinea
Province	Milne Bay
District	Samarai-Murua District
LLG[2]	Alotau Rural Local Level Government Area
Island Group	Brumer Islands
Largest settlement	Badila Bedda Bedda Bonarua (pop. ~160)
Demographics
Population	160 (2000)
Ethnic groups	Papuans, Austronesians, Melanesians.
Additional information
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10)
ISO code	PG-MBA
Official website	www.ncdc.gov.pg

Brumer Islands are an island group of Papua New Guinea.

The islands are located off the southeast coast of New Guinea, about 10 km from the South Cape. Badila Bedda Bedda Bonarua (2,49 km²), is the westernmost island of the group. it is long and narrow, and extends over 14 km from northeast to southwest. It is dense with coconut forests and other trees. The soil is fertile. In the valleys, many fenced fields of the farmers who raise bananas and sugar cane can be seen. At its highest point, Mount Bonarua, it reaches 120 m. There is a light beacon on the southwest cape of the island. Harikoia, the second largest island (1,32 km²) is located east of Badila Bedda Bedda Bonarua, it is higher and reaches 165 m. The other islands of the group, including Ahana rock, are all located southeast of Harikoia. The islands belong to Alotau LLG, and are not related to Louisiade archipelago.

Population

At the time of the 2000 census the population of the group was 160, all in the only village on the main island Bonarua.

History

First recorded sighting by Europeans was by the Spanish expedition of Luís Vaez de Torres in the summer of 1606, that charted it as Mira Como Vas (Look How You're Going in Spanish).^{[3] [4]}