Local-level governments of Papua New Guinea explained

Papua New Guinea has 326 local-level governments (LLGs) comprising 6,112 wards as of 2018.[1]

Administrative divisions

At the highest level, Papua New Guinea is divided into four regions, namely the Highlands, Islands, Momase, and Southern regions.

Below, Papua New Guinea has 22 province-level divisions: 20 integrated provinces, the Autonomous Region of Bougainville and the National Capital District.

Each province has one or more districts, and each district has one or more local-level government (LLG) areas. For census purposes, the LLG areas are subdivided into wards consisting of a few hundred to a few thousand individuals. Wards are further divided into census units (CU).[2]

List of local-level governments by region and province

Highlands Region

Chimbu Province

District District Capital LLG Name
Chuave DistrictChuaveChuave Rural
Elimbari Rural
Siane Rural
Gumine DistrictGumineBomai/Gumai Rural
Gumine Rural
Mount Digine Rural
Karimui-Nomane DistrictKarimuiKarimui Rural
Nomane Rural
Salt Rural
Kerowagi DistrictKerowagiGena/Waugla Rural
Upper/Lower Koronigl Rural
Kerowagi Urban
Kup Rural
Kundiawa-Gembogl DistrictKundiawaKundiawa Urban
Mitnande Rural (Mount Wilhelm Rural)
Niglkande Rural
Waiye Rural
Sina Sina-Yonggomugl DistrictYonggomuglTabare Rural (Sinasina)
Suai Rural (Suwai)
Yonggomugl Rural

Eastern Highlands Province

District District Capital LLG Name
Daulo DistrictAsaroWatabung Rural
Lower Asaro Rural
Upper Asaro Rural
Goroka DistrictGorokaGahuku Rural
Goroka Urban
Mimanalo Rural
Henganofi DistrictHenganofiKafentina Rural
Dunantina Rural
Fayantina Rural
Kainantu DistrictKainantuKainantu Urban
Kamano 1 Rural
Kamano 2 Rural
Agarabi Rural
Lufa DistrictLufaYagaria Rural
Mount Michael Rural
Unavi Rural
Obura-Wonenara DistrictLamariGadsup/Tairora Rural
Lamari Rural
Yelia Rural
Okapa DistrictOkapaEast Okapa Rural
West Okapa Rural
Unggai-Benna DistrictBennaLower Benna Rural
Upper Benna Rural
Unggai Rural

Enga Province

District District Capital LLG Name
Kandep DistrictKandepKandep Rural
Wage Rural
Kompiam DistrictKompiamAmbum Rural
Kompiam Rural
Wapi/Yengis Rural
Lagaip-Porgera DistrictLagaip-PorgeraLagaip Rural
Maip Muritaka Rural
Paiela/Hewa Rural
Pilikambi Rural
Porgera Rural
Wapenamanda DistrictWapenamandaWapenamanda Rural
Tsak Rural
Wabag DistrictWabagMaramuni Rural
Wabag Rural
Wabag Urban

Southern Highlands Province

District District Capital LLG Name
Ialibu-Pangia DistrictIalibuEast Pangia Rural
Ialibu Urban
Kewabi Rural
Wiru Rural
Imbonggu DistrictImbongguIalibu Basin Rural
Imbonggu Rural
Lower Mendi Rural
Kagua-Erave DistrictKaguaErave Rural
Kagua Rural
Kuare Rural
Aiya Rural
Mendi-Munihu DistrictMendiKarints Rural
Lai Valley Rural
Mendi Urban
Upper Mendi Rural
Nipa-Kutubu DistrictNipaLake Kutubu Rural
Mount Bosavi Rural
Nembi Plateau Rural
Nipa Rural
Poroma Rural

Western Highlands Province

District District Capital LLG Name
Dei DistrictDeiDei Rural (Muglamp)
Kotna Rural
Mount Hagen DistrictMount HagenMount Hagen Rural
Mount Hagen Urban
Mul-Baiyer DistrictBaiyerBaiyer Rural
Lumusa Rural
Mul Rural
Tambul-Nebilyer DistrictTambulMount Giluwe Rural
Nebilyer Rural

Hela Province

District District Capital LLG Name
Komo-Magarima DistrictMagarimaHulia Rural
Komo Rural
Upper Wage Rural
Lower Wage Rural
Koroba-Kopiago DistrictKopiagoLake Kopiago Rural
North Koroba Rural
South Koroba Rural
Tari-Pori DistrictTariHayapuga Rural
Tagali Rural
Tari Urban
Tebi Rural
Awi/Pori Rural

Jiwaka Province

District District Capital LLG Name
Anglimp-South Waghi DistrictKurumulAnglimp Rural
South Waghi Rural
Jimi DistrictTabibugaJimi Rural
Kol Rural
North Waghi DistrictBanzNorth Waghi Rural
Nondugl Rural

Islands Region

East New Britain Province

District District Capital LLG Name
Gazelle DistrictKerevatCentral Gazelle Rural
Inland Baining Rural
Lassul Baining Rural
Livuan/Reimber Rural
Vunadidir/Toma Rural
Kokopo DistrictKokopoBitapaka Rural
Duke of York Rural
Kokopo/Vunamami Urban
Raluana Rural
Pomio DistrictPomioCentral/Inland Pomio Rural
East Pomio Rural
Melkoi Rural
Sinivit Rural
West Pomio/Mamusi Rural
Rabaul DistrictRabaulBalanataman Rural
Kombiu Rural
Rabaul Urban
Watom Island Rural

Manus Province

District District Capital LLG Name
Manus DistrictLorengauAua Wuvulu Rural
Balopa Rural
Bisikani/Soparibeu Kabin Rural
Lelemadih/Bupichupeu Rural
Lorengau Urban
Los Negros Rural
Nali Sopat/Penabu Rural
Nigoherm Rural
Pobuma Rural
Pomutu/Kurti/Andra Rural
Rapatona Rural
Tetidu Rural

New Ireland Province

District District Capital LLG Name
Kavieng DistrictKaviengKavieng Urban
Lovongai Rural
Murat Rural
Tikana Rural
Namatanai DistrictNamatanaiKonoagil Rural
Namatanai Rural
Matalai Rural
Nimamar Rural
Sentral Niu Ailan Rural
Tanir Rural

West New Britain Province

District District Capital LLG Name
Kandrian-Gloucester DistrictKandrianGasmata Rural
Gloucester Rural
Kandrian Coastal Rural
Kandrian Inland Rural
Kove/Kaliai Rural
Talasea DistrictKimbeBali/Witu Rural
Bialla Rural
Hoskins Rural
Kimbe Urban
Mosa Rural
Talasea Rural

Autonomous Region of Bougainville

District District Capital LLG Name
Central Bougainville DistrictArawa-KietaArawa Rural
Wakunai Rural
North Bougainville DistrictBukaAtolls Rural
Buka Rural
Kunua Rural
Nissan Rural
Selau/Suir Rural
Tinputz Rural
South Bougainville DistrictBuinBana Rural
Buin Rural
Siwai Rural
Torokina Rural

Momase Region

East Sepik Province

District District Capital LLG Name
Ambunti-Dreikikier DistrictAmbuntiAmbunti Rural
Tunap/Hunstein Rural
Gawanga Rural
Dreikikier Rural
Angoram DistrictAngoramAngoram/Middle Sepik Rural
Keram Rural
Karawari Rural
Marienberg Rural (Marienberg/Lower Sepik)
Yuat Rural
Maprik DistrictMaprikAlbiges/Mablep Rural
Bumbita/Muhian Rural
Maprik/Wora Rural
Yamil/Tamaui Rural
Wewak DistrictWewakBoikin/Dagua Rural
Turubu Rural
Wewak Islands Rural
Wewak Rural
Wewak Urban
Wosera-Gawi DistrictWoseraBurui/Kunai Rural
Gawi Rural
North Wosera Rural
South Wosera Rural
Yangoru-Saussia DistrictYangoruEast Yangoru Rural
Numbor Rural
Sausso Rural
West Yangoru Rural

Madang Province

District District Capital LLG Name
Bogia DistrictBogiaAlmami Rural
Iabu Rural
Yawar Rural
Madang DistrictMadangAmbenob Rural
Madang Urban
Transgogol Rural
Middle Ramu DistrictSimbaiArabaka Rural
Josephstaal Rural
Simbai Rural
Kovon Rural
Rai Coast DistrictSaidorAstrolabe Bay Rural
Naho Rawa Rural
Nayudo Rural
Rai Coast (Saidor)
Sumkar DistrictKarkarKarkar Rural
Sumgilbar Rural
Usino Bundi DistrictUsinoBundi Rural
Usino Rural
Gama Rural

Morobe Province

District District Capital LLG Name
Bulolo DistrictBuloloMumeng Rural
Waria Rural
Watut Rural
Wau/Bulolo Urban
Wau Rural
Buang Rural
Finschhafen DistrictGagiduHube Rural
Kotte Rural
Finschhafen Urban
Yabim Mape Rural
Burum Kwat Rural
Huon DistrictSalamauaMorobe Rural
Salamaua Rural
Wampar Rural
Kabwum DistrictKabwumDeyamos Rural
Komba Rural (Seko)
Yus Rural
Selepet Rural
Lae DistrictLaeAhi Rural
Lae Urban
Markham DistrictKaiapitOnga/Waffa Rural
Umi/Atzera Rural
Wantoat/Leron Rural
Menyamya DistrictMenyamyaKapao Rural
Nanima Kariba Rural
Kome Rural
Wapi Rural
Nawae DistrictBoanaLabuta Rural
Nabak Rural
Wain-Erap Rural
Tawae-Siassi DistrictWasuSialum Rural
Siassi Rural
Wasu Rural

Sandaun (West Sepik) Province

District District Capital LLG Name
Aitape-Lumi DistrictAitapeEast Aitape Rural
East Wapei Rural
West Aitape Rural
West Wapei Rural
Nuku DistrictNukuMawase Rural (Nuku)
Palmai Rural
Yangkok Rural
Maimai Wanwan Rural
Telefomin DistrictTelefominNamea Rural
Oksapmin Rural
Telefomin Rural
Yapsie Rural
Vanimo-Green River DistrictVanimoAmanab Rural
Bewani/Wutung Onei Rural
Green River Rural
Vanimo Urban
Walsa Rural

Southern Region

Central Province

District District Capital LLG Name
Abau DistrictAbauAmazon Bay Rural
Aroma Rural
Cloudy Bay Rural
Goilala DistrictTapiniGuari Rural
Tapini Rural
Woitape Rural
Kairuku-Hiri DistrictBereinaHiri Rural
Kairuku Rural
Koiari Rural
Mekeo Kuni Rural
Rigo DistrictKwikilaRigo Central Rural
Rigo Coastal Rural
Rigo Inland Rural

Gulf Province

District District Capital LLG Name
Kerema DistrictKeremaCentral Kerema Rural
East Kerema Rural
Kaintiba Rural
Kerema Urban
Kotidanga Rural
Lakekamu-Tauri Rural
Kikori DistrictKikoriBaimuru Rural
East Kikori Rural
Ihu Rural
West Kikori Rural

Milne Bay Province

District District Capital LLG Name
Alotau DistrictAlotauAlotau Urban
Daga Rural
Huhu Rural
Makamaka Rural
Maramatana Rural
Suau Rural
Weraura Rural
Esa'ala DistrictEsa'alaDobu Rural
Duau Rural
West Ferguson
Kiriwini-Goodenough DistrictKiriwinaGoodenough Island Rural
Kiriwina Rural
Samarai-Murua DistrictMuruaBwanabwana Rural
Louisiade Rural
Murua Rural
Yaleyamba Rural

Oro (Northern) Province

District District Capital LLG Name
Ijivitari DistrictPopondettaAfore Rural
Oro Bay Rural
Popendetta Urban
Safia Urban
Tufi Rural (Cape Nelson)
Sohe DistrictKokodaHigaturu Rural
Kira Rural
Kokoda Rural
Tamata Rural

Western (Fly) Province

District District Capital LLG Name
North Fly DistrictKiungaKiunga Rural
Kiunga Urban
Ningerum Rural
Olsobip Rural
Star Mountains Rural
Middle Fly DistrictBalimoBalimo Urban
Bamu Rural
Gogodala Rural
Lake Murray Rural
Nomad Rural
South Fly DistrictDaruDaru Urban
Kiwai Rural
Morehead Rural
Oriomo-Bituri Rural

National Capital District

District District Capital LLG Name
National Capital DistrictPort MoresbyGerehu Urban
Waigani-University Urban
Tokarara-Hohola Urban
Gordons-Saraga Urban
Boroko-Korobosea Urban
Kilakila-Kaugere Urban
Town-Hanuabada Urban
Laloki-Napanapa Urban
Bomana Urban

Demographics and postal codes

The following is a list of local-level government areas sorted by postal code. Postal codes, all prefixed with the country code PG, begin with two-digit provincial codes, followed by two-digit district codes, and finally two-digit LLG codes.[1]

Province District LLG AreaPopulation[3] Households No. of Wards Postal code (LLG)
4394 639 1 PG010101
13432 1964 19 PG010102
33033 4496 39 PG010103
14410 2072 28 PG010104
14080 2490 38 PG010105
14883 2619 31 PG010206
44375 7266 26 PG010207
16697 2739 24 PG010208
4886 793 16 PG010209
15403 2411 13 PG010210
15142 2019 1 PG010311
17336 2450 24 PG010312
16133 2802 22 PG010313
10541 2040 25 PG010314
16609 3133 14 PG020101
13134 2191 8 PG020102
12955 2727 15 PG020103
5885 890 1 PG020104
45385 6822 20 PG020105
13263 2246 9 PG020106
12059 1780 23 PG020207
11512 1723 15 PG020208
18360 2907 22 PG020209
9035 1400 17 PG020210
11352 1496 11 PG030101
28639 4278 16 PG030102
15578 2151 15 PG030103
5602 1066 4 PG030204
9233 1693 10 PG030205
21257 3379 9 PG030206
47094 5520 18 PG030307
29485 4890 17 PG030308
15922 2975 22 PG030309
29085 4762 19 PG030310
15422 2521 29 PG030411
25966 3574 23 PG030412
15121 3004 16 PG030413
364125 47559 9 PG040101
9554 1768 26 PG050101
7109 1239 18 PG050102
15284 3177 30 PG050103
9988 2090 19 PG050104
33868 6647 30 PG050105
11879 2326 29 PG050106
11857 1979 1 PG050107
12115 2310 23 PG050208
23225 4542 32 PG050209
13059 2334 17 PG050210
10191 2072 17 PG050211
36721 7005 33 PG050312
27195 6203 28 PG050313
14786 3013 25 PG050414
22781 4921 35 PG050415
16900 3636 28 PG050416
30060 5326 26 PG060101
18281 3096 20 PG060102
18535 5275 18 PG060103
29454 4932 7 PG060104
3432 1075 13 PG060109
20925 3549 24 PG060205
48702 8004 28 PG060206
14175 2341 17 PG060207
2745 519 5 PG060208
15580 3001 26 PG070101
6914 1439 8 PG070102
14300 3378 27 PG070103
26684 5003 31 PG070104
23014 4583 20 PG070205
25156 4914 20 PG070206
32824 5416 26 PG070207
15952 2973 28 PG070308
27338 5366 25 PG070309
10075 2194 17 PG070310
20774 3856 23 PG070332
34194 5954 24 PG070618
55096 8841 29 PG070619
21135 3662 11 PG070620
34204 4779 28 PG070621
16070 2464 18 PG070722
15136 1307 13 PG070723
25216 5075 26 PG070724
48573 5966 41 PG070725
42010 7870 24 PG070726
42438 6948 52 PG080101
30664 5229 23 PG080102
21022 3918 25 PG080203
27505 5473 38 PG080204
6097 1074 14 PG080205
44650 7340 31 PG080306
18623 3900 19 PG080307
20508 2712 16 PG080308
45111 6890 18 PG080309
29981 5396 19 PG080315
5041 908 1 PG080410
54431 10334 45 PG080411
14177 1494 13 PG080412
50334 10721 34 PG080513
21463 4084 17 PG080514
61175 14051 25 PG090203
19841 8872 26 PG090214
90469 20141 40 PG090304
32830 5681 2 PG090305
37543 8330 47 PG090508
32040 7655 47 PG090509
13453 3402 25 PG090510
40578 9164 52 PG090712
34921 7805 34 PG090713
13592 3529 14 PG100101
12906 3359 16 PG100102
12523 3573 27 PG100103
12457 3054 12 PG100204
21954 4890 21 PG100205
22449 4784 12 PG100206
23596 4245 27 PG100307
7859 1873 13 PG100308
20704 4158 24 PG100309
36242 6050 14 PG100410
25667 4893 22 PG100411
57578 10289 15 PG100412
4714 854 1 PG100420
10833 1881 1 PG100513
23860 4018 17 PG100514
16397 2954 13 PG100515
27431 5474 17 PG100516
13717 3211 14 PG100617
24358 4580 23 PG100618
18730 3999 12 PG100619
7439 2936 6 PG110101
27241 8418 9 PG110112
11103 3024 8 PG110113
47407 12486 8 PG110202
23277 3588 2 PG110203
32712 7491 4 PG110214
22882 6012 11 PG110304
19246 4158 8 PG110315
20776 5021 11 PG110316
18603 3829 6 PG110405
7287 1643 4 PG110406
31038 7377 6 PG110417
31394 7923 8 PG110418
37926 7914 18 PG110419
10610 2316 9 PG110507
22135 5330 12 PG110520
28312 7741 11 PG110521
17854 3655 30 PG110608
22065 4471 34 PG110609
41415 9172 17 PG110710
31978 7096 17 PG110722
26330 6446 7 PG110811
17335 4165 7 PG110823
23460 4780 6 PG110824
23656 4128 20 PG120101
11381 2239 17 PG120102
17480 3603 12 PG120103
10598 2147 2 PG120104
29253 6759 20 PG120105
9200 1989 20 PG120129
12081 2820 16 PG120206
9942 2344 10 PG120207
16315 3037 20 PG120208
13429 3057 24 PG120232
2905 496 1 PG120233
13739 2406 21 PG120309
11906 2296 17 PG120310
51919 11373 27 PG120311
13133 2830 16 PG120412
10937 2185 13 PG120414
9682 2167 19 PG120431
9720 2060 18 PG120435
60326 9523 1 PG120515
88608 12378 1 PG120516
10304 2074 13 PG120617
36600 7932 30 PG120618
15591 3346 20 PG120619
31043 6172 16 PG120721
16730 3449 15 PG120722
19425 3980 15 PG120730
20011 3562 14 PG120734
13904 2825 14 PG120823
9865 1903 14 PG120824
20787 4302 18 PG120825
22840 4509 19 PG120926
17660 3462 20 PG120927
13840 2756 18 PG120928
23605 4344 37 PG130101
9895 1916 15 PG130102
41567 7510 39 PG130103
54038 9907 22 PG130204
35971 5534 1 PG130205
20969 3555 16 PG130206
29544 4792 34 PG130307
19315 3470 26 PG130308
18595 3082 18 PG130309
11438 1990 15 PG130317
19417 3015 15 PG130410
14027 2756 20 PG130411
40353 6743 40 PG130412
9421 1624 14 PG130418
49454 9298 33 PG130513
35490 6232 31 PG130514
14681 2345 22 PG130615
35286 6130 31 PG130616
10840 1897 13 PG130619
21725 4232 30 PG140101
24359 5560 33 PG140102
12674 2805 22 PG140103
12546 2553 38 PG140104
25377 4158 35 PG140205
14204 2411 30 PG140206
24806 4001 38 PG140207
20840 3791 29 PG140208
12908 2242 21 PG140209
14657 3321 14 PG140310
18806 4148 17 PG140311
21374 4325 18 PG140312
17398 3454 16 PG140313
20907 3859 24 PG140414
11727 2130 21 PG140415
10873 2172 21 PG140416
19783 3902 17 PG140417
24471 4215 1 PG140418
13249 2583 25 PG140519
9616 1970 25 PG140520
16908 3665 26 PG140521
22257 4288 28 PG140522
18309 3544 27 PG140623
13347 2649 23 PG140624
11179 2156 21 PG140625
16043 3331 25 PG140626
32148 4987 24 PG150101
10759 1994 15 PG150102
19258 3066 25 PG150103
10154 1872 15 PG150104
24251 5410 24 PG150205
13519 2971 19 PG150206
16425 3412 22 PG150207
3963 1666 15 PG150217
9373 1478 15 PG150308
18629 3131 21 PG150309
11734 1806 26 PG150310
9146 1532 20 PG150311
11869 2236 18 PG150412
20813 3352 27 PG150413
14266 2241 36 PG150414
13970 2370 1 PG150415
8134 1410 13 PG150416
1459 321 6 PG160101
1930 268 6 PG160102
6388 1238 14 PG160103
7377 1151 18 PG160104
8619 1477 17 PG160105
8882 1268 1 PG160106
3494 755 9 PG160107
5154 836 18 PG160108
3149 591 6 PG160109
6077 1119 9 PG160110
3516 590 9 PG160111
4440 746 9 PG160112
4210 854 6 PG170101
29005 4623 19 PG170102
33222 5476 19 PG170103
16725 2244 4 PG170104
29767 4570 21 PG170205
29932 4763 22 PG170206
13132 1748 17 PG170207
12466 1822 14 PG170208
25608 3534 16 PG170209
28075 5516 20 PG180101
26826 4722 26 PG180102
13555 2586 22 PG180103
28973 5478 29 PG180104
31888 6521 32 PG180105
23116 3517 22 PG180206
14009 2317 21 PG180207
31965 4679 21 PG180208
18739 3078 20 PG180209
20456 3739 33 PG180310
7478 1382 13 PG180311
11257 2073 19 PG180312
19103 3294 19 PG180313
13542 2827 34 PG180314
19621 3252 19 PG180415
11583 2094 13 PG180416
4785 775 1 PG180417
3398 608 6 PG180418
11439 2158 7 PG190101
11940 2148 8 PG190102
17073 5739 13 PG190103
13248 2615 11 PG190104
20565 3618 13 PG190105
58373 10283 19 PG190206
16665 2815 7 PG190207
27665 4498 9 PG190208
22923 5078 1 PG190209
36380 6139 9 PG190210
27993 5653 10 PG190211
16661 3066 3 PG200101
13525 2870 4 PG200102
15141 2852 6 PG200103
53986 8157 7 PG200104
6810 1228 3 PG200105
2900 719 4 PG200106
13795 3806 10 PG200207
44865 9205 16 PG200208
35327 6483 6 PG200309
17624 3588 9 PG200310
22457 4655 8 PG200311
6267 1604 5 PG200312
41642 7996 31 PG210411
18907 5652 26 PG210412
20654 7291 20 PG210413
14950 5872 21 PG210431
21198 6012 25 PG210514
18088 5020 19 PG210515
13631 4995 26 PG210516
20938 6589 23 PG210517
18047 4969 21 PG210827
10672 3170 20 PG210828
39279 4857 9 PG210829
11443 2848 19 PG210830
200 200 36 PG220101
93808 19029 48 PG220102
44974 8495 36 PG220406
26405 5682 25 PG220407
46401 9375 24 PG220611
32098 6517 21 PG220615

See also

References

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Papua New Guinea administrative level 0, 1, 2, and 3 population statistics and gazetteer . OCHA FISS . Humanitarian Data Exchange . 1.31.9 . 2018.
  2. Web site: Pacific Regional Statistics - Secretariat of the Pacific Community. www.spc.int. 7 April 2018.
  3. Web site: Population National Statistical Office Papua New Guinea . 2023-12-03 . en-US.