Pagwi

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Pagwi
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Pagwi
Location within Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: 4°3′S143°2′E / 4.050°S 143.033°E / -4.050; 143.033
CountryFlag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Province East Sepik Province
LLG Gawi Rural LLG
Time zone UTC+10 (AEST)

Pagwi is a village and township on the Sepik River in Gawi Rural LLG of East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, north-east of Ambunti. Linked by road to Wewak, about 4 or 5 hours away on the coast, the Chambri Lakes are nearby to the south. It contains little more than some dilapidated government buildings and a few basic guesthouses such as Yamanumbo Guesthouse. [1] Pagwi Council House is described as "hardly impressive", but its "handsomely carved posts inside" are noted. [2] There have been numerous land disputes and conflicts in the area. [3]

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References

  1. "Pagwi". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  2. Mallard, Ann (1969). A Traveller's Guide to Papua-New Guinea. Jacaranda Press. pp. 188–9.
  3. Burke, Andrew; Barkhordarian, Arnold; McKinnon, Rowan (2005). Papua New Guinea & Solomon Islands. Lonely Planet. p. 148. ISBN   978-1-74059-207-9.