Kairuku Rural LLG

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.

Kairuku Rural LLG
Kairuku Rural LLG is located in Papua New Guinea
Kairuku Rural LLG
Kairuku Rural LLG
Location within Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: 8.844°S 146.680°E / -8.844; 146.680
CountryPapua New Guinea
ProvinceCentral Province
DistrictKairuku-Hiri District
CapitalBereina
Government
 • Member for Kairuku-HiriPeter Isoaimo
Area
 • Total1,747 km2 (675 sq mi)
Population
 (2000[1])
 • Total19,503
 • Density11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Languages
 • Main languagesRoro, Nara
Time zoneUTC+10 (AEST)

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.

Wards

Wards are:[3]

  • 01. Kivori
  • 02. Waima Abiara
  • 03. Waima/Kore
  • 04. Delena
  • 05. Nabuapaka
  • 06. Chiria
  • 07. Abiara
  • 08. Biotou
  • 09. Rapa
  • 10. Mou
  • 11. Babiko
  • 13. Nara
  • 14. Hisiu
  • 15. Gabadi/Pinu
  • 16. Malati
  • 17. Veimauri
  • 82. Bereina Urban

Towns and villages
  • Bereina (1756)
  • Hisiu (1503)
  • Babiko (711)
  • Biotou (668)
  • Kivori-Kui (667)
  • Kivori - Poe
  • Mou (832)
  • Abiara Oreke
  • Agevairu
  • Aivara
  • Avabadina
  • Delena
  • Diumana
  • Doa Plantation
  • Hereparu
  • Ipaipana
  • Kaiau
  • Keveona
  • Koupuana
  • Lolorua
  • Magabaira
  • Mariboi
  • Mava
  • Nabuapaka
  • Nikura
  • Pinu
  • Pinupaka
  • Poukama
  • Rapa
  • Tubu
  • Ukaukana
  • Vanuamai
  • Veimauri
  • Waima
  • Yule Island

See also

References
  1. PNG Business Directory. "Population by Statistical LLG Areas, Central Province, 2000". Retrieved 25 July 2011. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  2. Kairuku-Hiri District (2008). "Education and Health". Archived from the original on 21 October 2010. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
  3. "Census Figures by Wards - Southern Region". www.nso.gov.pg. 2011 National Population and Housing Census: Ward Population Profile. Port Moresby: National Statistical Office, Papua New Guinea. 2014.


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