Tabubil

Tabubil
Tabubil is located in Papua New Guinea
Tabubil
Tabubil
Location within Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: 5°16′30″S 141°13′35″E / 5.27500°S 141.22639°E / -5.27500; 141.22639
CountryPapua New Guinea
ProvinceWestern Province
DistrictNorth Fly
LLGStar Mountains Rural
Established1972
Elevation
457 m (1,499 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
10,270
Languages
 • Main languagesTok Pisin, English
 • Traditional languageOk languages
Time zoneUTC+10 (AEST)
Location
Mean min temp20 °C (68 °F)
Annual rainfall8,000 mm (315 in)
ClimateAf

Tabubil is a town located in the Star Mountains area of the North Fly District of Western Province, Papua New Guinea.[2] The town, including the adjoining relocated village of Wangabin and the industrial area of Laydown (where industrial equipment was originally laid down before being installed at the mine ~1970–1980), is the largest settlement in the province,[3] although the provincial capital, Daru is a similar size.[4] It had a recorded population of 10,270 at the 2011 census.[1]

Tabubil is set in extremely dense jungle fed by one of the highest rainfalls in the world. The town is the largest settlement in the country that has never been a provincial capital, or incorporated within one. The town was established primarily to serve the Ok Tedi Mine, which is currently mining copper and gold.

  1. ^ a b "Census Figures by Wards – Southern Region". National Population & Housing Census 2011. Archived from the original on 30 October 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Quick Facts". North Fly District Tourism. 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-10-08. Retrieved 2007-05-09.
  3. ^ "Townships". Ok Tedi Mining Limited. 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-04-03.
  4. ^ "Population by Statistical LLG Areas (Western Province)". Papua New Guinea Business and Tourism. 2002. Archived from the original on 2018-02-24. Retrieved 2007-05-09.