Ningerum

Ningerum

Ningerum township from space
Ningerum

Location within Papua New Guinea

Coordinates: 5°40′S 141°8′E / 5.667°S 141.133°E
Country Papua New Guinea
Province Western Province
District North Fly
LLG Niingerum Rural
Elevation 90 m (300 ft)
Population (2006 est)
  Total 5,000
  Rank 26th
Languages
  Main languages Tok Pisin, English
  Traditional language Ninggerum
Time zone AEST (UTC+10)

Ningerum is a small town on the Kiunga-Tabubil Highway, about equidistant between the two centres of Kiunga and Tabubil. Ningerum is the seat of the Ningerum Rural LLG, which was the second most populous LLG in the North Fly District of the Western Province of Papua New Guinea during the 2000 census. The town is served by Ningerum Airport.

The township itself has a population of roughly 5000 people, a few regional stores and an airport. The Ningerum is also the name for the people inhabiting this region who are noted for their therapeutic knowledge.[1]

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