# Rabaraba > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rabaraba > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rabaraba.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabaraba > Source revision: 1002437719 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{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](/source/Papua_New_Guinea) | subdivision_type1 = [Province](/source/Provinces_of_Papua_New_Guinea) | subdivision_name1 = [Milne Bay Province](/source/Milne_Bay_Province) | subdivision_type2 = [District](/source/Districts_and_LLGs_of_Papua_New_Guinea) | subdivision_name2 = | subdivision_type3 = [LLG](/source/Districts_and_LLGs_of_Papua_New_Guinea) | 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](/source/Languages_of_Papua_New_Guinea) | demographics1_info1 = [Dagan languages](/source/Dagan_languages) | established_title = | established_date = | leader_title = | leader_name = | elevation_m = | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | timezone1 = [AEST](/source/Time_in_Australia) | utc_offset1 = +10 | website = }} '''Rabaraba''' is a coastal village in [Milne Bay Province](/source/Milne_Bay_Province) on the southeastern coast of [Papua New Guinea](/source/Papua_New_Guinea). It overlooks [Goodenough Bay](/source/Goodenough_Bay), and the [Uga River](/source/Uga_River) flows into the bay to the south of the village.{{Google maps | url =https://www.google.com/maps/@-9.9864597,149.8429953,2448m/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en | accessdate =8 February 2017}} ==History== In Papua mythology, Rabaraba was a feather with magical powers.{{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}} The name means "far, far away".{{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}} Rabaraba and the surrounding area was affected by [Cyclone Guba](/source/Cyclone_Guba) in November 2007, which caused flooding, destroying about 30 houses and forcing over 100 people to evacuate their homes.{{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}} ==Demographics== Eight [Dagan languages](/source/Dagan_languages), classified as non-Austronesian, are spoken in the mountains of the region. The largest is the [Gwedena language](/source/Gwedena_language), which was spoken by about 2100 people in 1990.{{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}} ==Economy== Agriculture is predominant in the area, with Rabaraba being well irrigated. large alluvial fans along streams divert the water into ditches.{{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}} The locals around Milne Bay are adept at woodcarving, with abstract designs of birds particularly common. [Milne Bay Highway](/source/Milne_Bay_Highway), connecting Rabaraba with [Alotau](/source/Alotau), [Dogura](/source/Dogura%2C_Papua_New_Guinea), and [Agaun](/source/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](/source/Giligili).{{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}} ==Landmarks== A rural health centre was in place in Rabaraba by the mid 1960s.{{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}} The village is served by [Rabaraba Airport](/source/Rabaraba_Airport), which offers flights to Gurney.{{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}} ==References== {{reflist}} Category:Populated places in Milne Bay Province {{MilneBayProvince-geo-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Rabaraba](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabaraba) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabaraba?action=history)). 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