Lagaip-Porgera (also spelled local as Lagaip-Pogera) is a district of the Enga Province of Papua New Guinea. Its principal towns are Laiagam and Porgera.

Administrative subdivisions

The district is divided into four Local Governments:

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]

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.


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