Southern Highlands Province Southern Highlands is a province in Papua New Guinea. Its provincial capital is the town of Mendi. According to Papua New Guinea’s national 2011 census, the total population of Southern Highlands (after the separation of Hela Province) is 515,511 spread across 15,089 square kilometers (5,826 sq mi).It is one of the country’s province that is rich in energy resources.
Southern Highlands has roughly around 7 dialects. The languages are as follows; Anggal Heneng, Imbonggu, Kewa, Wiru, Biami, Foe, and Fasu
| Provincial Finance Manager (PFM) | Provincial Finance Office Contact |
|---|---|
| Mr. Keven Puruno | P.O Box 252 Mendi Southern Highlands Province Phone: 734 1835 Fax: Email:keven_puruno@finance.gov.pg |
Districts and LLGs
Each province in Papua New Guinea has one or more districts, and 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.
| District | District Finance Manager | District Capital | LLG | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lalibu Pangia | Kani Kumi | Lalibu |
| kani_kumi@finance.gov.pg Tel: 793 94486 |
| Nipa Kutubu | Jessie Wong | Nipa |
| jessie_wong@finance.gov.pg Tel: 73938519 |
| Mendi Munhiu | Ken Pipi | Mendi |
| ken_pipi@finance.gov.pg Tel: 772420817 |
| Imbongu | Peter Mark | Imbongu |
| peter_mark@finance.gov.pg Tel: 70839648 |
| Kagua Erave | Nick Turi | Kagua |
| nick_turi@finance.gov.pg Tel: 72366659 |
Google Map Location to Southern Highlands Province
Provincial Finance Offices
1. National Capital District (Port Moresby)
2. Central Province
3. Chimbu (Simbu)
4. Eastern Highlands
5. East New Britain
6. East Sepik
7. Enga
8. Gulf
9. Madang
10. Manus
11. Milne Bay
12. Morobe
13. New Ireland
14. Northern (Oro Province)
15. Bougainville (autonomous region)
16. Southern Highlands
17. Western Province (Fly)
18. Western Highlands
19. West New Britain
20. West Sepik (Sandaun)
21. Hela
22. Jiwaka