Kairuku Rural LLG

Kairuku Rural LLG
Kairuku Rural LLG

Location within Papua New Guinea

Coordinates: 8°50′38″S 146°40′48″E / 8.844°S 146.680°E / -8.844; 146.680
Country Papua New Guinea
Province Central Province
District Kairuku-Hiri District
Capital Bereina
Government
  President Aihi Ikupu
Area
  Total 1,747 km2 (675 sq mi)
Population (2000[1])
  Total 19,503
  Density 11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Languages
  Main languages Waima, Nara
Time zone AEST (UTC+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.

Towns and villages

  • Bereina (1756)
  • Hisiu (1503)
  • Babiko (711)
  • Biotou (668)
  • Ere'ere (672)
  • Kivori-Kui (667)
  • Mou (832)
  • Abiara Oreke
  • Agevairu
  • Aivara
  • Ara'au
  • Avabadina
  • Delena
  • Doa Plantation
  • Hereparu
  • Ipaipana
  • Keveona
  • Koupuana
  • Kuruka
  • Lolorua
  • Magavaira
  • Mariboi
  • Mava
  • Nabuapaka
  • Nikura
  • Pinu
  • Pinupaka
  • Poukama
  • Rapa
  • Tubu
  • Ukaukana
  • Vanuamai
  • Veimauri
  • Yule Island

See also

References

  1. 1 2 PNG Business Directory. "Population by Statistical LLG Areas, Central Province, 2000.". Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  2. Kairuku-Hiri District (2008). "Education and Health". Retrieved 16 August 2011.


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