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Place in Enga Province, Papua New Guinea
Lagaip-Porgera District Lagaip-Pogera District
Location of Enga ProvinceLocation of Enga Province
Lagaip-Porgera District is located in Papua New GuineaLagaip-Porgera DistrictLagaip-Porgera DistrictLocation within Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: 5°27′48″S 143°08′42″E / 5.46333°S 143.14500°E / -5.46333; 143.14500
CountryPapua New Guinea
ProvinceEnga Province
CapitalLagaip-Porgera
Area
 • Total4,608 km (1,779 sq mi)
Population
 • Total158,873
 • Density34/km (89/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+10 (AEST)

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.

Administrative subdivisions

The district is divided into four Local Governments:

Demographics

The population of the district was 158,873 at the 2011 census.

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. The average rainfall 124.96 inches per year.

Lagaip Porgera
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D
    289     13 5     282     12 −7     283     12 −1     379     13 −2     235     13 1     225     11 5     196     12 5     190     14 2     321     14 2     263     14 3     236     14 2     274     15 5
█ Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
█ Precipitation totals in mm
Imperial conversion
JFMAMJJASOND
    11     55 41     11     54 19     11     54 30     15     55 28     9.3     55 34     8.9     52 41     7.7     54 41     7.5     57 36     13     57 36     10     57 37     9.3     57 36     11     59 41
█ Average max. and min. temperatures in °F
█ Precipitation totals in inches

Gallery

Gold specimen from Porgera Rural LLG collected in the 1980s.
Gold specimen from the Pogera gold mine.

References

  1. Districts of Papua New Guinea at statoids.com
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
LLGs and Districts of Enga Province, Papua New Guinea
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Kompiam District
Lagaip-Porgera District
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Wabag District


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