Kairuku Rural LLG | |
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Coordinates: 8°50′38″S 146°40′48″E / 8.844°S 146.680°E | |
Country | Papua New Guinea |
Province | Central Province |
District | Kairuku-Hiri District |
Capital | Bereina |
Government | |
• Member for Kairuku-Hiri | Peter Isoaimo |
Area | |
• Total | 1,747 km2 (675 sq mi) |
Population (2000
[1]) | |
• Total | 19,503 |
• Density | 11/km2 (29/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Main languages | Roro, Nara |
Time zone | UTC+10 ( AEST) |
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.
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