Kairuku Rural LLG explained

Kairuku Rural LLG
Pushpin Map:Papua New Guinea
Coordinates:-8.844°N 146.68°W
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Papua New Guinea
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Papua New Guinea
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Central Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kairuku-Hiri District
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Bereina
Area Total Km2:1747
Population Total:19,503
Population As Of:2000[1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Main languages
Demographics1 Info1:Roro, Nara
Leader Title:Member for Kairuku-Hiri
Leader Name:Peter Isoaimo
Timezone1:AEST
Utc Offset1:+10

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.

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population by Statistical LLG Areas, Central Province, 2000.. PNG Business Directory. 25 July 2011.
  2. Web site: Education and Health. Kairuku-Hiri District. 2008. 16 August 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20101021010436/http://www.kairukuhiri.gov.pg/education%26Health.htm. 21 October 2010. dead.
  3. Web site: Census Figures by Wards - Southern Region . 2011 National Population and Housing Census: Ward Population Profile . 2014 . www.nso.gov.pg . National Statistical Office, Papua New Guinea . Port Moresby.