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Mount Hagen (Tok Pisin: Maun Hagen) is the third largest city in Papua New Guinea, with a population of 46,250.It is the capital of the Western Highlands Province and is located in the large fertile Wahgi Valley in central mainland Papua New Guinea, at an elevation of 1,677 m (5,502 ft).
Mount Hagen is an old stratovolcano which has been heavily eroded during several Pleistocene glaciations. The maximum extent of the glaciers on Hagen was less than half that on the much higher Mount Giluwe, covering an area of up to 50 km 2 (20 mi 2 ) and extending down below 3,400 m (11,000 ft).
A local artefact, the Mount Hagen axe, provided inspiration for the design of the newly constructed terminal, with the exteriors shaped like the axe and decorated in traditional patterns. [4] The sewerage treatment system integrated into the construction of the building converts the liquid waste into fertiliser after separating it from the ...
It was 110 miles from Goroka to Mount Hagen, but the trip took more than half a day, as the highway’s asphalt had been chewed to gravel by processions of heavy-duty energy-extraction machinery. The jouncing was physically exhausting; at particularly steep junctions, it was terrifying.
Western Highlands is a province of Papua New Guinea.The provincial capital is Mount Hagen.The province covers an area of 4,299 km 2, and there are 362,850 inhabitants (2011 census), making the Western Highlands the most densely populated province (apart from the National Capital District).
Mount Hagen District is a district of the Western Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea. Its capital is Mount Hagen. At the 2000 census, [1] the population of the district was 86,517 (44,460 males, 42,057 females in 19,214 households): Subdistrict Mt. Hagen Rural: 58,735 (29,513 m, 29,222 f in 13,762 households)