{{for|the Austrian river sometimes called "Raba Raba"|Rába}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Rabaraba | other_name = | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | image_map = | map_alt = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Papua New Guinea | pushpin_relief = | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location within Papua New Guinea | coordinates = {{coord|9|58|4|S|149|50|9|E|region:PG|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Papua New Guinea | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Milne Bay Province | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = | subdivision_type3 = LLG | subdivision_name3 = | area_total_km2 = | area_footnotes = | population_total = | population_as_of = | population_rank = | population_footnotes = | population_density_km2 = auto | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Main languages | demographics1_info1 = Dagan languages | established_title = | established_date = | leader_title = | leader_name = | elevation_m = | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | timezone1 = AEST | utc_offset1 = +10 | website = }} '''Rabaraba''' is a coastal village in Milne Bay Province on the southeastern coast of Papua New Guinea. It overlooks Goodenough Bay, and the Uga River flows into the bay to the south of the village.<ref>{{Google maps | url =https://www.google.com/maps/@-9.9864597,149.8429953,2448m/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en | accessdate =8 February 2017}}</ref>
==History== In Papua mythology, Rabaraba was a feather with magical powers.<ref name="Lawrie1971">{{cite book|last=Lawrie|first=Margaret Elizabeth|title=Myths and legends of Torres Strait|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RygTAQAAIAAJ|year=1971|publisher=Taplinger Pub. Co.|isbn=978-0-8008-5464-5|page=340}}</ref> The name means "far, far away".<ref name="Hynek1996">{{cite book|last=Hynek|first=Allen|title=What You Should Know About Ufo's|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KkiCIy3bsgAC&pg=PA10|date=1 September 1996|publisher=Health Research Books|isbn=978-0-7873-1073-8|page=10}}</ref>
Rabaraba and the surrounding area was affected by Cyclone Guba in November 2007, which caused flooding, destroying about 30 houses and forcing over 100 people to evacuate their homes.<ref name="AAPnews">{{cite web|author=Australian Associated Press|year=2007|title=Guba kills three in Papua New Guinea|accessdate=8 February 2017|url=http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/world/guba-kills-three-in-papua-new-guinea/2007/11/16/1194766927006.html}}</ref>
==Demographics== Eight Dagan languages, classified as non-Austronesian, are spoken in the mountains of the region. The largest is the Gwedena language, which was spoken by about 2100 people in 1990.<ref name="Rannells1990">{{cite book|last=Rannells|first=Jackson|title=PNG: a fact book on modern Papua New Guinea|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vIR0AAAAMAAJ|year=1990|publisher=Oxford University Press|page=93}}</ref>
==Economy== Agriculture is predominant in the area, with Rabaraba being well irrigated. large alluvial fans along streams divert the water into ditches.<ref name="BourkeHarwood2009">{{cite book|last1=Bourke|first1=R. Michael|last2=Harwood|first2=Tracy|title=Food and Agriculture in Papua New Guinea|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p92MsquxOEwC&pg=PA109|year=2009|publisher=ANU E Press|isbn=978-1-921536-61-8|page=109}}</ref> The locals around Milne Bay are adept at woodcarving, with abstract designs of birds particularly common.<ref name="Rannells1990"/>
Milne Bay Highway, connecting Rabaraba with Alotau, Dogura, and Agaun commenced construction in April 1973. By the end of 1973, {{convert|11|km}} of the road had been built in the northwest around Giligili.<ref name="LtdInder1980">{{cite book|last=Inder|first=Stuart|title=Papua New Guinea Handbook|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=djh1AAAAMAAJ|year=1980|publisher=Pacific Publications|page=207}}</ref>
==Landmarks== A rural health centre was in place in Rabaraba by the mid 1960s.<ref name="Assembly1964">{{cite book|title=House of Assembly Debates|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sPwMAQAAMAAJ|date=September 1964|publisher=Papua New Guinea House of Assembly|page=324}}</ref> The village is served by Rabaraba Airport, which offers flights to Gurney.<ref name="WheelerMurray1993">{{cite book|author1=Tony Wheeler|author2=Jon Murray|title=Papua New Guinea: a travel survival kit|url=https://archive.org/details/papuanewguineatr00whee|url-access=registration|date=1 July 1993|publisher=Lonely Planet Publications|isbn=978-0-86442-190-6}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
Category:Populated places in Milne Bay Province
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