Western Highlands (Papua New Guinea)

Western Highlands (Papua New Guinea)

Infobox Papua New Guinea Province
name = Western Highlands
othername =
districts = Anglimp-South Waghi District
Dei District
Mount Hagen District
Mul-Baiyer District
Jimi District
North Waghi District
Tambul-Nebilyer District
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capital = Mount Hagen
area = 8,500 km²
arearank = 17th
pop = 440,025
popdate = 2000
poprank = 3rd
popdens = 51.8
governor = Tom Olga
governordate = 2007
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Western Highlands is a province of Papua New Guinea. The provincial capital is Mount Hagen. The province covers an area of 8,500 km², and there are 440,025 inhabitants (2000 census), making the Western Highlands one of the most densely populated provinces. Tea and coffee are grown in the Western Highlands. Mount Wilhelm, the tallest mountain in Papua New Guinea, is on the border of the Western Highlands.


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