Lagaip-Porgera District

Lagaip-Porgera District

Location of Enga Province
Lagaip-Porgera District

Location within Papua New Guinea

Coordinates: 5°27′48″S 143°08′42″E / 5.46333°S 143.14500°E / -5.46333; 143.14500
Country Papua New Guinea
Province Enga Province
Capital Lagaip-Porgera
Area
  Total 4,608 km2 (1,779 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)
  Total 158,873
  Density 34/km2 (89/sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10)

Lagaip-Porgera District is a district of the Enga Province of Papua New Guinea. Its capital is Lagaip-Porgera. The population of the district was 158,873 at the 2011 census.[1]

Gold specimen from Porgera, collected in the 1980s.

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