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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 (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).
At the highest level, Papua New Guinea is divided into four regions, namely the Highlands, Islands, Momase, and Southern regions.. Below, Papua New Guinea has 22 province-level divisions: 20 integrated provinces, the Autonomous Region of Bougainville and the National Capital District.
Western Highlands Province: Time zone: UTC+10 : Mount Hagen Rural LLG is a local-level government (LLG) of Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. [1] [2] Wards
The Baiyer River Sanctuary is a nature reserve along the Baiyer River in Western Highlands Province of Papua-New Guinea. It was opened on 13 January 1968 by the then-Australian administration. It has been expanded to a current area of 740 hectares. The reserve lies at elevations of between 800 and 1200 meters. Annual rainfall: 259 cm
Tambul-Nebilyer District is a district of the Western Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea. Its capital is Tambul. The population of the district was 75,499 at the 2011 census. [1] it has 3 LLG wards, they are Nebilyer Rural LLG, Mt. Giluwe Rural LLG and Lower Kaguel Rural LLG. In these district the most beautiful and the second largest ...
They were Hela Province, which was split from Southern Highlands Province, and Jiwaka Province, which was split from Western Highlands Province. [2] Each province forms a provincial electorate, called a constituency, for the PNG national parliament. The 22 provincial members are chosen from single-member electorates.
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)