Middle Fly District

Middle Fly District
Middle Fly District is located in Papua New Guinea
Middle Fly District
Middle Fly District
Location within Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: 7°1′12″S 142°12′36″E / 7.02000°S 142.21000°E / -7.02000; 142.21000
CountryPapua New Guinea
ProvinceWestern Province
CapitalBalimo
LLGs
Area
 • Total44,479 km2 (17,173 sq mi)
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total79,349
 • Density1.8/km2 (4.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+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.

  1. ^ "Population by Statistical LLG Areas (Western Province)". Papua New Guinea Business and Tourism. 2002.