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Southern Highlands: According to Papua New Guinea's national 2000 census, the total population of Southern Highlands is 546,265 spread across 23,800 square kilometers (9,189 square miles), which makes it the most highly populated province in the country. Split to create Hela Province In July 2009, Parliament passed legislation to create two new provinces by 2012. One of these is to be created by removing the districts of Tari-Pori, Komo-Magarima, and Koroba-Kopiago from the Southern Highlands Province to form the new Hela Province.[1] The province is divided into roughly four distinct geographic regions:
Districts and LLGs There are eight districts in the province. Each district has one or more Local Level Government (LLG) areas. For census purposes, the LLG areas are subdivided into wards and those into census units.[2] District District Capital LLG Name: 1. Ialibu-Pangia District Ialibu East Pangia Rural Ialibu Urban Kewabi Rural Wiru Rural Imbonggu District Imbonggu Ialibu Basin Rural Imbongu Rural Lower Mendi Rural Kagua-Erave District Kagua Erave RuralKagua Rural Kuare Rural Mendi-Munihu District Mendi Karints Rural Lai Valley Rural Mendi Urban Upper Mendi Rural Nipa-Kutubu District Nipa Lake Kutubu Rural Mount Bosavi Rural Nembi Plateau Rural Nipa Rural Poroma Rural Members of the National Parliament The province and each district is represented by a Member of the National Parliament (MP). There is one provincial electorate and each district is an open electorate. The following table lists Members before and after the 2007 general election. Electorate Previous member (party) 2012 winner (party) Southern Highlands Provincial: William Powi (PNC) Ialibu-Pangia Open Peter O'Neill (PNC) Peter O'Neill (PNC) [4] Imbonggu Open Francis Awesa (PNC) Kagua-Erave Open David Basua (NA) James Lagea (elected as PNGCP [6] then joined PNC)[2] Mendi Open Michael Nali (PPP) [9] Isaac Joseph (NGP) [10] Nipa-Kutubu Open Robert Kopaol (Independent)Philemon Embel (PANGU) [6] . SHP General Administration Provincial headquarters: Mendi Number of districts: 4 – Ialibu Pangia, Imbonggu Kagua Erave,, Mendi, Nipa Kutubu, Number of LLGs: 22 Number of wards: 502 Population Total = 546 265 Male = 51% Female = 49% Less then 15 years = 20 3308 (male = 52% & female = 47%). 15-65 years old = 33 1715 (male = 49% & female = 50%). More than 65 years old = 11 242 (male = 51% & female = 49%). TOTAL CITIZENSHIP HOUSEHOLDS = 94 064 Area and population density Area (km²) = 25587 Occupied area (km²) = 7279 Population per km² = 21.3 Population per km² of occupied area = 75.0 Average annual population growth rate (1980-2000): 4.2 Electoral statistics Eligible voters (2000 Census) = 300503 Number of votes cast (2002) = n/a 2002 Electoral Roll = 598811 Number of votes cast (2007) = 390720 2007 Electoral Roll = 450795 Type and number of schools Elementary = 529 Community = 61 Primary = 166 Provincial high = 12 Secondary = 5 Vocational = 7 |
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