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Western Highlands Province

Western Highlands is a province of Papua New Guinea. The provincial capital is Mount Hagen. The province covers an area of 4,300 km², and there are 254,227 inhabitants (2000 census), making the Western Highlands the most densely populated province (apart from the National Capital District). Tea and coffee are grown in the Western Highlands.

In July 2009, Parliament passed legislation to create two new provinces by 2012. One of these was to be created by removing Jimi District, North Waghi District, and the South Waghi part of Anglimp-South Waghi District from the Western Highlands Province to form the new Jiwaka Province. “Jiwaka” is a portanteau word combining the first two letters each of Jimi, Waghi and Kambia. Jiwaka Province officially came into being on 17 May 2012.

The Western Highlands economy is primarily based on coffee. Coffee is grown on plantations and small-holder blocks. They are picked, dried and processed for export. In addition, tea is also a major crop grown and processed, but in plantations by Wr Carpenters & Company Limited for local consumption and export. Apart from these, vegetables are grown for the domestic market, and sold mainly to markets Lae and Port Moresby.

Provincial Finance Manager (PFM) Provincial Finance Office Contact
Mr. Timothy Rapula P.O Box 130 MT. Hagen
Western Highlands Province
Phone: 703 71547, 723 86428
Fax:
Email:timothy_rapula@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
Dei David Pawa Dei
  1. Muglamp Rural
  2. Kotna Rural
david_pawa@finance.gov.pg
Tel: 705 10278
Tambul Nebilyer Catherine Karoma Nebilyer
  1. Mount Giluwe Rural
  2. Nebilyer Rural
catherine_karoma@finance.gov.pg
Tel: 717 31523
Hagen Central Nancy Wia Hagen
  1. Mount Hagen Rural
  2. Mount Hagen Urban
nancy_wia@finance.gov.pg
Tel: 748 08980
Mul Baiyer Timson Yahamarai Baiyer
  1. Baiyer Rural
  2. Lumusa Rural
  3. Mul Rural
timson_yahmarai@finance.gov.pg
Tel: 724 67084

Google Map Location to Western 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

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