Western Highlands Province

Western Highlands Province

*Westen Hailans Provins* (Tok Pisin)
Western Highlands Province Westen Hailans Provins (Tok Pisin)
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	Western Highlands Province in Papua New Guinea
	Coordinates: 5°40′S 144°30′E / 5.667°S 144.500°E
Country	Papua New Guinea
Capital	Mount Hagen
Districts	List Dei District; Mount Hagen District; Mul-Baiyer District; Tambul-Nebilyer District;
Government
• Governor	Paias Wingti 2012-
Area
• Total	4,299 km2 (1,660 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)
• Total	362,580
• Density	84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+10 (AEST)
HDI (2019)	0.585; medium · 8th of 22

Western Highlands is a province of Papua New Guinea. The provincial capital is Mount Hagen. The province covers an area of 4,299 km², and there are 362,850 inhabitants (2011 census), making the Western Highlands the most densely populated province (apart from the National Capital District). Tea and coffee are grown in the Western Highlands.

^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Archived from the original on 2018-09-23. Retrieved 2020-04-18.

[GlobalDataLab-1] "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Archived from the original on 2018-09-23. Retrieved 2020-04-18.

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