The Tapini Rural LLG is a local-level government area situated in the Goilala District of the Central Province of Papua New Guinea. In 2000, the LLG had 1,685 households, and a population of 7,315 (3,793 men and 3,522 women).[1] The LLG has a President and a Deputy President, and elections are normally held every five years after the national elections in September.[2]
Tapini Rural LLG | |
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  Tapini Rural LLG Location within Papua New Guinea | |
| Coordinates: 8°18′43″S 147°01′05″E / 8.312°S 147.018°E | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea |
| Province | Central Province |
| District | Goilala District |
| Capital | Tapini |
| Government | |
| • President | Sebastine Mark |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,501 km2 (580 sq mi) |
| Population (2000[1]) | |
| • Total | 7,315 |
| • Density | 4.9/km2 (13/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Main languages | Tauade |
| Time zone | UTC+10 (AEST) |
Wards edit
The area contains the town of Tapini, and is divided into ten wards:
- 53020580 Tapini Urban
- 53020501 Ivani
- 53020502 Central Ivane
- 53020503 Sopu
- 53020504 Kerau
- 53020505 Kataipa
- 53020506 Jowa
- 53020507 Loloipa
- 53020508 Pilitu 1
- 53020509 Pilitu 2
Villages edit
References edit
- ^ a b PNG Business Directory. "Population by Statistical LLG Areas, Central Province, 2000". Retrieved 25 July 2011.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ "Political and Administrative Structures in Goilala District". Retrieved 26 July 2011.
- OCHA FISS (2018). "Papua New Guinea administrative level 0, 1, 2, and 3 population statistics and gazetteer". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.
- United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.
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