Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and its offshore islands in Melanesia. It shares its only land border with Indonesia to the west and it is directly adjacent to Australia to the south and the Solomon Islands to the east. Its capital, located along its southeastern coast, is Port Moresby. The country is the world's third largest island country, with an area of 462,840 km2 (178,700 sq mi).
For administrative purposes, Papua New Guinea is divided into administrative divisions called provinces. There are 22 provincial-level divisions, which include 20 provinces, the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, and the National Capital District of Port Moresby.
Southern Highlands is a province in Papua New Guinea. Its provincial capital is the town of Mendi. According to Papua New Guinea's national 2011 census, the total population of Southern Highlands is 515,511 spread across 15,089 square kilometers (5,826 sq mi).
This is a list of members of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea from 2002 to 2007 as elected at the 2002 election.
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Papua New Guinea has 326 local-level governments (LLGs) comprising 6,112 wards as of 2018.
This page is a list of districts of Papua New Guinea.
The Hewa are an indigenous people that live in the Koroba Lake Kopiago Electorate of Hela Province of Papua New Guinea near the junction of the Strickland River. They were one of the last peoples in Papua New Guinea to come into contact with the outside world. They number about 2,000 persons, and their rugged rainforest terrain comprises about 200 square miles (518 km2), some of which was unexplored until 2008. Their language belongs to the Sepik family.
Bogaya (Pogaya) is a Papuan language of Papua New Guinea. In Western Province, Bogaya is spoken in Olsobip Rural LLG and Nomad Rural LLG. It is also spoken in Koroba-Kopiago District, Hela Province.
The Kaijende Highlands are a nearly uninhabited expanse of mountains near Porgera in Enga Province, Papua New Guinea. The highlands have been characterized as "some of Papua New Guinea's most pristine and scenic montane habitat". The Kaijende Highlands include Lake Tawa, Paiela Road, Omyaka Creek, Waile Creek and the Porgera Reservoir. The mountain range is 70 km north-west of Mount Hagen. According to a survey conducted in 2007, "areas like Kaijende are characterized by pronounced dominance of microtherm families, most notably by Cunoniaceae, Epacridaceae, Ericaceae, Geraniaceae, Myrsinaceae, Podocarpaceae, Ranunculaceae, Rosaceae, Theaceae, Violaceae, and Winteraceae."
Koroba is the capital of Koroba-Kopiago District of the Hela Province of Papua New Guinea.
North Koroba Rural LLG a local-level government (LLG) of Koroba-Kopiago District in Hela Province, Papua New Guinea.
Hulia Rural LLG a local-level government (LLG) of Koroba-Kopiago District in Hela Province, Papua New Guinea.
Komo Rural LLG a local-level government (LLG) of Koroba-Kopiago District in Hela Province, Papua New Guinea.
Upper Wage Rural LLG a local-level government (LLG) of Koroba-Kopiago District in Hela Province, Papua New Guinea.
Awi/Pori Rural LLG a local-level government (LLG) of Koroba-Kopiago District in Hela Province, Papua New Guinea.
Lake Kopiago Rural LLG a local-level government (LLG) of Koroba-Kopiago District in Hela Province, Papua New Guinea.
South Koroba Rural LLG a local-level government (LLG) of Koroba-Kopiago District in Hela Province, Papua New Guinea.
Hayapuga Rural LLG a local-level government (LLG) of Koroba-Kopiago District in Hela Province, Papua New Guinea.
Tagali Rural LLG a local-level government (LLG) of Koroba-Kopiago District in Hela Province, Papua New Guinea.
