Tapini Rural LLG

Tapini Rural LLG
Central Province
Papua New Guinea
Tapini Rural LLG
District:
Goilala District
Coordinates:
Capital: Tapini
Area: 1501 km² (579.5 sq mi)
Population: 7,315 (2000 [1])
Main languages: Tauade
President: Sebastine Mark
LLGs around Tapini Rural LLG:
Guari Kira Kira
Guari Tapini Rural LLG Kira
Mekeo Kuni Woitape Woitape

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 area contains the town of Tapini, and is divided into ten wards:

The LLG has a President and a Deputy President, and elections are normally held every five years after the national elections in September.[2]

Villages

  • Tapini
  • Ariome
  • Ilai
  • Kataipa
  • Kerau
  • Kileipi
  • Kilete
  • Kovetapa
  • Lavavai
  • Loleava
  • Lotuava
  • Minaru
  • Omoritu
  • Opore
  • Sopu
  • Tatupiti
  • Tawuni
  • Tororo
  • Wapote
  • Zania

References