Lagaip-Porgera District
Lagaip-Porgera District (also spelled local as Lagaip-Pogera District) is a district of the Enga Province of Papua New Guinea. Its principal towns are Laiagam and Porgera.
Lagaip-Porgera District
Lagaip-Pogera District | |
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 Location of Enga Province | |
  Lagaip-Porgera District Location within Papua New Guinea | |
| Coordinates: 5°27′48″S 143°08′42″E | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea |
| Province | Enga Province |
| Capital | Lagaip-Porgera |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,608 km2 (1,779 sq mi) |
| Population (2011 census) | |
| • Total | 158,873 |
| • Density | 34/km2 (89/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+10 (AEST) |
Administrative subdivisions
The district is divided into four Local Governments:
Demographics
The population of the district was 158,873 at the 2011 census.[1]
Climate
The average tempiture is 44.6°F . The warmest month is December, at 50°F, and the coolest month is February, at 35.6°F.[2] The average rainfall 124.96 inches per year.[3]
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Gallery
Gold specimen from Porgera Rural LLG collected in the 1980s.
Gold specimen from the Pogera gold mine.
References
- Districts of Papua New Guinea at statoids.com
- "Browse datasets | NASA Earth Observations (NEO)". Browse datasets | NASA Earth Observations (NEO). 2020-06-11. Archived from the original on 2015-03-06. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
- "Rainfall (1 month - TRMM, 1998-2016) | NASA". Rainfall (1 month - TRMM, 1998-2016) | NASA. 2020-06-11. Archived from the original on 2015-03-01. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
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