Wabag | |
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 Wabag from space | |
  Wabag Location within Papua New Guinea | |
| Coordinates: 05°29′31″S 143°43′18″E / 5.49194°S 143.72167°E | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea |
| Province | Enga Province |
| District | Wabag District |
| LLG | Wabag Urban LLG |
| Elevation | 2,000 m (6,562 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 2,135 m (7,005 ft) |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 4,072 |
| Languages | |
| • Main languages | Enga, Tok Pisin |
| • Traditional language | Enga |
| Time zone | UTC+10 (AEST) |
Wabag is the capital of Enga Province, Papua New Guinea. It is the least populous provincial capital in the country. It is on the Lai River; the Highlands Highway passes through the town, between Mount Hagen and Porgera. Europeans first visited the site in 1938-39[1] A radio camp and airstrip were established in 1938-39 but restrictions on transportation and the surrounding land's infertility long inhibited Wabag's development.[2]
It is administered under Wabag Urban LLG.
- ^ "Wabag." Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 4 November 2009. The noted statement in Encyclopædia Britannica is likely to be a typographical error, as the well-known and amply documented Mick and Danny Leahy expedition of 1933 proceeded on from the Wahgi Valley to the site of Wabag and then up the Ambum Valley.
- ^ "Wabag." Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 4 November 2009.