Wabag
Sign in to saveWabag 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 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.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Wabag
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- Wabag.png
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- Wabag from space
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- Papua New Guinea
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- right
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- Location within Papua New Guinea
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Papua New Guinea
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Enga Province
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- District
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- Wabag District
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- LLG
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- Wabag Urban LLG
- Settlement.population_total
- 4,072
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2000
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.demographics_type1
- Languages
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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 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.
It is administered under Wabag Urban LLG.
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