Tabubil
Sign in to saveTabubil is a town located in the Star Mountains area of the North Fly District of Western Province, Papua New Guinea. 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, although the provincial capital, Daru is a similar size. It had a recorded population of 10,270 at the 2011 census.
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Place details
- Locality
- Tabubil
- Region
- Western
- Country
- Papua Niugini
- Population
- 10,270
- Timezone
- Pacific/Port_Moresby
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Tabubil
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Papua New Guinea
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location within Papua New Guinea
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Papua New Guinea
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Western Province
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- North Fly
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- LLG
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Star Mountains Rural
- Settlement.population_total
Key dates
- Inception
- 1972
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Elevation
- +457
- Image
- Tabubil-world wind.png
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- P12749
- Sherlock Holmes
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Article
24 sectionsContents
- History
- Pre-colonisation
- Colonisation of Telefomin
- Mining town
- Culture
- Events
- Religion
- Media
- Climate
- Urban design
- The climate and nature
- Economy
- Ok Tedi Mine
- Town services
- Commerce
- Industry
- Transportation
- Air travel
- Road travel
- Connections to other towns
- River travel
- Travel by foot
- See also
- References
Tabubil is a town located in the Star Mountains area of the North Fly District of Western Province, Papua New Guinea. 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, although the provincial capital, Daru is a similar size. It had a recorded population of 10,270 at the 2011 census.
Tabubil is set in 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.