Middle Fly District | |
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Coordinates: 7°1′12″S 142°12′36″E / 7.02000°S 142.21000°E | |
Country | Papua New Guinea |
Province | Western Province |
Capital | Balimo |
LLGs | |
Area | |
• Total | 44,479 km2 (17,173 sq mi) |
Population (2011 census) | |
• Total | 79,349 |
• Density | 1.8/km2 (4.6/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+10 (AEST) |
The Middle Fly District of the Western Province of Papua New Guinea is a large, coastal district that forms the central area of the Fly River basin. It contains the Local-Level Government areas of: Balimo Urban, Bamu Rural, Gogodaia Rural, Lake Murray Rural, and Nomad Rural,[1] and the population centres of Balimo, Bamu, Gogodala and Nomad. It also contains the largest lake in the country, Lake Murray.