Ningerum Explained

Ningerum
Pushpin Map:Papua New Guinea
Coordinates:-5.6667°N 149°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:Western Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:North Fly
Subdivision Type3:LLG
Subdivision Name3:Niingerum Rural
Population Total:5000
Population As Of:2006 est
Population Rank:26th
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Main languages
Demographics1 Info1:Tok Pisin, English
Demographics1 Title2:Traditional language
Demographics1 Info2:Ninggerum
Elevation M:90
Timezone1:AEST
Utc Offset1:+10
Blank Name:Climate
Blank Info:Af

Ningerum is a small town on the Kiunga-Tabubil Highway, about equidistant between the two centres of Kiunga and Tabubil. Ningerum is the seat of the Ningerum Rural LLG, which was the second most populous LLG in the North Fly District of the Western Province of Papua New Guinea during the 2000 census. The town is served by Ningerum Airport.

The township itself has a population of roughly 5000 people, a few regional stores and an airport. The Ningerum is also the name for the people inhabiting this region who are noted for their therapeutic knowledge.[1]

Climate

Ningerum has a very wet tropical rainforest climate (Af) with very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall year-round.

See also

Notes and References

  1. 3866447 . 28 . The distribution of therapeutic knowledge in Ningerum: implications for primary health care and the use of aid posts . 1985 . P N G Med J . 205–10 . Welsch . RL.