Tanir Rural LLG is a local government area in New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea since 2008. The LLG administers the Tanga Islands and the Feni Islands. Tanir is a portmanteau word from the two island names which are Tanga and Anir.
Population is 15,271 as per 2021 Papua New Guinea Census estimates Report. Two languages spoken here, split from Tangga language with the Niwer Mil language spoken on Tanga Islands and Warwar Feni language spoken on Feni Islands. Ward 1-9 are on Tanga Island while Wards 10-14 on Anir Islands. The current LLG President is Hon. Roland Tumsok Funmat MPA (Member for Provincial Assembly) elected in the 2025 LLG elections. Former LLG Presidents are Felix Kaltubim, Alfred Lafen and Bruno Parbil.
Wards 01. Taonsip 02. Fonli 03. Kamunaseo 04. Amfar 05. Sungkin 06. Put 07. Nonu 08. Lif 09. Tefa 10. Natong 11. Basakla 12. Warantaban 13. Kamgot 14. Balngit
References
Foster, Robert J., Social Reproduction and History in Melanesia: Mortuary Ritual, Gift Exchange and Custom in the Tanga Islands. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995 Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Tangga". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History. Niwer Mil (Tangga Island) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) Warwar Feni (Feni Island) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)