Bereina

Bereina is a town in the Central Province of Papua New Guinea. It is located on the Hiritano Highway about 160 kilometres (100 mi) north-west of Port Moresby, and contains the headquarters of both the Kairuku-Hiri District and the Kairuku Rural local-level government area. Bereina also hosts a regional airport and a district town for the people of Kairuku Rural Area.

Bereina
Bereina is located in Papua New Guinea
Bereina
Bereina
Location within Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: 8.6377°S 146.51082°E / -8.6377; 146.51082
CountryPapua New Guinea
ProvinceCentral Province
DistrictKairuku-Hiri District
LLGKairuku Rural LLG
Population
 (2000)
  Total1,756
Languages
  Main languagesEnglish, Tok Pisin, Roro
  Traditional languageRoro
Time zoneUTC+10 (AEST)
Postcode
161
Location161 km (100 mi) NW of Port Moresby
ClimateAw

Education

Bereina is home to three elementary schools and one primary school. A short distance to the south is Mainohana Catholic High School, a De La Salle Year 9–12 school established in 1958.

Climate

Bereina has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) with heavy rainfall from December to April and moderate to little rainfall in the remaining months.

Climate data for Bereina
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 31.8
(89.2)
31.5
(88.7)
31.4
(88.5)
31.1
(88.0)
30.9
(87.6)
29.8
(85.6)
29.2
(84.6)
29.5
(85.1)
30.1
(86.2)
30.7
(87.3)
31.8
(89.2)
32.1
(89.8)
30.8
(87.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27.1
(80.8)
27.0
(80.6)
27.0
(80.6)
26.7
(80.1)
26.7
(80.1)
25.5
(77.9)
25.0
(77.0)
25.4
(77.7)
26.0
(78.8)
26.3
(79.3)
26.9
(80.4)
27.1
(80.8)
26.4
(79.5)
Average low °C (°F) 22.4
(72.3)
22.6
(72.7)
22.7
(72.9)
22.4
(72.3)
22.5
(72.5)
21.3
(70.3)
20.9
(69.6)
21.4
(70.5)
21.9
(71.4)
22.0
(71.6)
22.0
(71.6)
22.2
(72.0)
22.0
(71.6)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 236
(9.3)
225
(8.9)
221
(8.7)
131
(5.2)
67
(2.6)
37
(1.5)
24
(0.9)
27
(1.1)
43
(1.7)
50
(2.0)
50
(2.0)
148
(5.8)
1,259
(49.7)
Source: Climate-Data.org[1]

References

  1. "Climate: Bereina". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 19 October 2020.


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