Lagaip-Porgera District

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Lagaip-Porgera District
Lagaip-Pogera District
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Location of Enga Province
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Lagaip-Porgera District
Location within Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: 5°27′48″S143°08′42″E / 5.46333°S 143.14500°E / -5.46333; 143.14500
Country Papua New Guinea
Province Enga Province
Capital Lagaip-Porgera
Area
  Total4,608 km2 (1,779 sq mi)
Population
 (2011 census)
  Total158,873
  Density34/km2 (89/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+10 (AEST)

Lagaip-Porgera District (also spelled local as Lagaip-Pogera District) is a district of the Enga Province of Papua New Guinea. Its principal towns are Laiagam and Porgera.

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Administrative subdivisions

The district is divided into four Local Governments:

Demographics

The population of the district was 158,873 at the 2011 census. [1]

Climate

The average tempiture is 44.6°F . The warmest month is December, at 50°F, and the coolest month is February, at 35.6°F. [2] The average rainfall 124.96 inches per year. [3]

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Climate chart (explanation)
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Gold specimen from Porgera Rural LLG collected in the 1980s. Gold-216646.jpg
Gold specimen from Porgera Rural LLG collected in the 1980s.
Gold specimen from the Pogera gold mine. Gold-64404.jpg
Gold specimen from the Pogera gold mine.

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References

  1. Districts of Papua New Guinea at statoids.com
  2. "Browse datasets | NASA Earth Observations (NEO)". Browse datasets | NASA Earth Observations (NEO). 2020-06-11. Archived from the original on 2015-03-06. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  3. "Rainfall (1 month - TRMM, 1998-2016) | NASA". Rainfall (1 month - TRMM, 1998-2016) | NASA. 2020-06-11. Archived from the original on 2015-03-01. Retrieved 2020-06-11.