Kairuku Rural LLG

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Kairuku Rural LLG
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Kairuku Rural LLG
Location within Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: 8°50′38″S146°40′48″E / 8.844°S 146.680°E / -8.844; 146.680
Country Papua New Guinea
Province Central Province
District Kairuku-Hiri District
Capital Bereina
Government
 • Member for Kairuku-HiriPeter Isoaimo
Area
 • Total1,747 km2 (675 sq mi)
Population
 (2000 [1] )
 • Total19,503
 • Density11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Languages
 •  Main languages Roro, Nara
Time zone UTC+10 (AEST)

The Kairuku Rural LLG is a local level government area situated in the Kairuku-Hiri District of the Central Province of Papua New Guinea. In 2000, the LLG had 3,485 households, and a population of 19,503 (10,273 men and 9,230 women). [1] As of 2007, 3,078 students are enrolled in 20 schools in the LLG. [2] The area is divided into 17 wards, and spreads along the coast on either side of the Hiritano Highway leading north-west from the national capital, Port Moresby.

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The coastline is relatively flat with thick vegetation, consisting mainly of savannah grassland, mangroves and eucalyptus trees. A significant portion of the land is mountainous, and is wooded with dense rainforest containing a variety of flora and fauna and numerous tree species such as beech, oak, pine and kwila.

Wards

Wards are: [3]

Towns and villages

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 PNG Business Directory. "Population by Statistical LLG Areas, Central Province, 2000" . Retrieved 25 July 2011.{{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  2. ↑ Kairuku-Hiri District (2008). "Education and Health". Archived from the original on 21 October 2010. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
  3. ↑ "Census Figures by Wards - Southern Region". www.nso.gov.pg. 2011 National Population and Housing Census: Ward Population Profile. Port Moresby: National Statistical Office, Papua New Guinea. 2014.


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