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.^[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]

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.

References

1. Districts of Papua New Guinea at statoids.com
2. "Browse datasets | NASA Earth Observations (NEO)". Browse datasets | NASA Earth Observations (NEO). 2020-06-11. Archived from the original on 2015-03-06. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
3. "Rainfall (1 month - TRMM, 1998-2016) | NASA". Rainfall (1 month - TRMM, 1998-2016) | NASA. 2020-06-11. Archived from the original on 2015-03-01. Retrieved 2020-06-11.