Penama Province was created in 1994.
The provinces of Vanuatu are like the states in the US or provinces in Canada. The names of the provinces are derived from the letters of the names of the islands in that province. Example: PENAMA (PENecost, AMbae, MAewo) islands Maybe this helps.
The Province was created in 1898.
Oulu Province was created in 1775.
Columbia
Guayas Province was created in 1820.
Valverde Province was created in 1959.
Ardahan Province was created in 1921.
Province of Rieti was created in 1927.
Jujuy Province was created in 1834.
Ishikari Province was created in 1869.
Southland Province was created in 1861.
Sanma Province was created in 1994.