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Lagaip-Porgera District

Place in Enga Province, Papua New Guinea From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lagaip-Porgera (also spelled local as Lagaip-Pogera) is a district of the Enga Province of Papua New Guinea. Its principal towns are Laiagam and Porgera.

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Lagaip-Porgera
Lagaip-Pogera
Location of Enga Province
Location of Enga Province
Lagaip-Porgera is located in Papua New Guinea
Lagaip-Porgera
Lagaip-Porgera
Location within Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: 5°27′48″S 143°08′42″E
CountryPapua New Guinea
ProvinceEnga Province
CapitalLagaip-Porgera
Area
 • Total
4,608 km2 (1,779 sq mi)
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total
158,873
 • Density34.48/km2 (89.30/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+10 (AEST)
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Administrative subdivisions

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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Lagaip Porgera
Climate chart (explanation)
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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
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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
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Gold specimen from Porgera Rural LLG collected in the 1980s.
Gold specimen from the Pogera gold mine.

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