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
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)
  • Ere'ere (672)
  • Kivori-Kui (667)
  • Mou (832)
  • Abiara Oreke
  • Agevairu
  • Aivara
  • Ara'au
  • Avabadina
  • Delena
  • Diumana
  • Doa Plantation
  • Hereparu
  • Ipaipana
  • Kaiau
  • Keveona
  • Koupuana
  • Kuruka
  • Lolorua
  • Magavaira
  • Mariboi
  • Mava
  • Nabuapaka
  • Nikura
  • Pinu
  • Pinupaka
  • Poukama
  • Rapa
  • Tubu
  • Ukaukana
  • Vanuamai
  • Veimauri
  • Yule Island

See also

References
  1. PNG Business Directory. "Population by Statistical LLG Areas, Central Province, 2000". Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  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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