Mount Hagen District

Mount Hagen District
Mount Hagen District is located in Papua New Guinea
Mount Hagen District
Mount Hagen District
Location within Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: 5°50′46″S 144°13′23″E / 5.846°S 144.223°E / -5.846; 144.223
CountryPapua New Guinea
ProvinceWestern Highlands Province
CapitalMt. Hagen
Area
 • Total523 km2 (202 sq mi)
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total123,299
 • Density240/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+10 (AEST)

Mount Hagen District is a district of the Western Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea. Its capital is Mount Hagen.

At the 2000 census,[1] the population of the district was 86,517 (44,460 males, 42,057 females in 19,214 households):

  • Subdistrict Mt. Hagen Rural: 58,735 (29,513 m, 29,222 f in 13,762 households)
  • Subdistrict Mt. Hagen Urban: 27,782 (14,947 m, 12,835 f in 5,452 households)
  1. ^ Population by Statistical LLG Areas, Western Highlands Province, 2000 Archived 2018-02-24 at the Wayback Machine at Papua New Guinea Business and Tourism