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 are:[3]