Lagaip-Porgera District Explained

Lagaip-Porgera District
Other Name:Lagaip-Pogera District
Pushpin Map:Papua New Guinea
Coordinates:-5.4633°N 143.145°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:Enga Province
Parts Type:LLGs
Parts Style:list
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Lagaip-Porgera
Area Total Km2:4608
Population Total:158873
Population As Of:2011 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics1 Title1:Main languages
Timezone1:AEST
Utc Offset1:+10

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.

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]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.statoids.com/ypg.html Districts of Papua New Guinea
  2. Web site: 2020-06-11. Browse datasets NASA Earth Observations (NEO). 2020-06-11. Browse datasets NASA Earth Observations (NEO). en. 2015-03-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20150306025403/https://neo.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/dataset_index.php. dead.
  3. Web site: 2020-06-11. Rainfall (1 month - TRMM, 1998-2016) NASA. 2020-06-11. Rainfall (1 month - TRMM, 1998-2016) NASA. en. 2015-03-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20150301184218/https://neo.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/view.php?datasetId=TRMM_3B43M. dead.