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
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:

• Lagaip Rural
• Maip-Mulitaka Rural
• Paiela-Hewa Rural
• Porgera Rural

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 J F M A M J J A S O N D     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.