Jiwaka Province

Jiwaka is a province of Papua New Guinea. The government gazetted provincial capital is located in Kurumul. Temporarily all provincial matters are handled in Minj after the election of the new Governor in 2022 general elections. Matters concerning each district are dealt with at their respective district administration office.

Jiwaka Province Jiwaka Provins (Tok Pisin)
Province
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Jiwaka Province in Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: 6°0′S 144°35′E / 6.000°S 144.583°E / -6.000; 144.583
Country	Papua New Guinea
Formation	2012
Capital	Kurumul
Districts	List Anglimp-South Waghi District Jimi District North Waghi District
Government
• Governor	Simon Kaiwi (2022-)
Area
• Total	4,798 km^2 (1,853 sq mi)
Population  (2011 census)
• Total	343,987
• Density	72/km^2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+10 (AEST)
HDI (2018)	0.539^[1] low · 15th of 22

The province covers an area of 4,798 km²,^[2] and there are 343,987 inhabitants (2011 census final figures^[3]—2000 census 185,641). Jiwaka province officially came into being on 17 May 2012,^[4] comprising three districts^[5][6] previously part of Western Highlands Province. Mount Wilhelm, the tallest mountain in Papua New Guinea, is on the border of Jiwaka.

Etymology

"Jiwaka" is a portmanteau word combining the first two letters each from the word Jimi, Waghi and Kambia. Jimi, Waghi and Kambia denote the topographical landscape referencing the Valley (Waghi Valley) and the mountain ranges at the north (Jimi) and south (Kambia).

Districts and LLGs

There are three districts in the province. Each district has one or more Local Level Government (LLG) areas. For census purposes, the LLG areas are subdivided into wards and those into census units.^[7][8][9]

District	District Capital	LLG Name
Anglimp-South Waghi District	Minj	Anglimp Rural
		South Waghi Rural
Jimi District	Tabibuga	Jimi Rural
		Kol Rural
North Waghi District	Banz	North Waghi Rural
		Nondugl Rural

Provincial leaders

Chairman of the Jiwaka Transitional Authority (2010–2012)

Chairman	Term
Philip Kapal	2010–2011

Governors (2012–present)

Governor	Term
William Tongamp	2012–2022
Simon Kaiwi	2022-present

Members of the National Parliament

The province and each district is represented by a Member of the National Parliament. There is one provincial electorate and each district is an open electorate.

Electorate	Member
Jiwaka Provincial	Simon Kaiwi
Anglimp-South Waghi Open	Joe Kuli
Jimi Open	Wake Goi
North Waghi Open	Benjamin Mul

Geography

Jiwaka is located in a very fertile land (Waghi Valley). The Waghi River runs between the valley and most of the people benefit out of it. Besides the Waghi River, the land is naturally fertile and people harvest the best food from it. The 3 resources of the Jiwaka people are coffee, tea and human resources. (SKM-Manda Dam-Tukoi)

References

1. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
2. (PDF). The National Research Institute. March 2010. Sections for Angalimp South Waghi, Jimi & North Waghi Districts. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-03. Retrieved 2012-05-22.
3. . Archived from the original on 2016-03-27. Retrieved 2015-10-29.
4. "Hela, Jiwaka declared". The National (Papua New Guinea). 2012-05-17. Retrieved 2012-05-22.
5. John Pangkatana (2011-09-29). "Anglimp to vote under Jiwaka". Post-Courier Online. Archived from the original on 2012-09-10. Retrieved 2012-05-28.
6. Yvonne Haip (2012-03-16). "Leaders: Anglimp roll is flawed". The National. Retrieved 2012-05-28.
7. National Statistical Office of Papua New Guinea
8. . www.nso.gov.pg. 2011 National Population and Housing Census: Ward Population Profile. Port Moresby: National Statistical Office, Papua New Guinea. 2014. Archived from the original on 2019-05-18. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
9. . www.nso.gov.pg. 2011 National Population and Housing Census: Ward Population Profile. Port Moresby: National Statistical Office, Papua New Guinea. 2014. Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2019-06-04.