Hela Province

Hela is a province of Papua New Guinea. The provincial capital is Tari.^[2] The province covers an area of 10,498 km²,^[3] and there are 249,449 inhabitants (2011 census figures).^[4] Hela province officially came into being on 17 May 2012,^[5] comprising three districts previously part of Southern Highlands Province.

Hela Province Hela Provins (Tok Pisin) Huli Tindi
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Hela Province in Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: 6°17′S 142°50′E
Country	Papua New Guinea
Formation	2012
Capital	Tari
Districts	List Magarima District Koroba-Kopiago District Tari-Pori District Hulia-Komo District
Government
• Governor	Philip Aja Undialu
Area
• Total	10,498 km2 (4,053 sq mi)
Population  (2011 census)
• Total	249,449
• Density	24/km2 (62/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+10 (AEST)
HDI (2018)	0.450[1] low · 22nd of 22

Districts and LLGs

There were three districts in the province. However, one new electorate known as Komo Hulia LLG was approved in April 2022 and will go for first election in 28th April 2022 after splitting the Komo-Margarima Electorate. 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.^[6][7][8]

District	District Capital	LLG Name
Magarima District	Magarima	Upper Wage Rural
		Lower Wage Rural
		Margarima Central Rural
		Beneria Rural
Hulia Komo District	Hulia Komo	Hulia Rural LLG
		Komo Rural LLG
		Mt. Sisa Rural LLG
Koroba-Kopiago District	Koroba	Awi-Pori Rural
		Lake Kopiago Rural
		North Koroba Rural
		South Koroba Rural
Tari-Pori District	Tari	Hayapuga Rural
		Tagali Rural
		Tari Urban
		Tebi Rural

Provincial leaders

Chairmen of the Hela Transitional Authority (2010–2012)

Premier	Term
James Marape	2010–2011
Benjamin Mul	2011–2012

Governors (2012–present)

Governor	Term
Anderson Agiru	2012–2015
Francis Potape	2015–2016
Anderson Agiru	2016
Philip Undialu	2016
Francis Potape	2016–2017
Philip Undialu	2017–present

Members of the National Parliament

The province and each district is represented by a Member of the National Parliament. There is one provincial electorate and each district is an open electorate.

Electorate	Member
Hela Provincial	Philip Undialu
Komo Open	Daniel Tindipu
Koroba-Lake Kopiago Open	William Bando
Magarima Open	Manasseh Makiba
Tari Open	James Marape

References

1. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
2. John Pangkatana (2012-04-26). "PM to light up Tari township". Post-Courier Online. Archived from the original on 2012-09-12. Retrieved 2012-05-22.
3. "Southern Highlands Province" (PDF). The National Research Institute. March 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-05-24. Retrieved 2012-05-22.
4. "Population at a glance". Archived from the original on 2016-03-27. Retrieved 2015-10-29.
5. "Hela, Jiwaka declared". The National (Papua New Guinea). 2012-05-17. Retrieved 2012-05-22.
6. National Statistical Office of Papua New Guinea
7. "Census Figures by Wards - Highlands Region". www.nso.gov.pg. 2011 National Population and Housing Census: Ward Population Profile. Port Moresby: National Statistical Office, Papua New Guinea. 2014. Archived from the original on 2019-05-18. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
8. "Final Figures". www.nso.gov.pg. 2011 National Population and Housing Census: Ward Population Profile. Port Moresby: National Statistical Office, Papua New Guinea. 2014. Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2019-06-04.