Wabag

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.

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Settlement.name: Wabag
Settlement.image_skyline: Wabag.png
Settlement.image_caption: Wabag from space
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: Enga Province
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Wabag District
Settlement.subdivision_type3: LLG
Settlement.subdivision_name3: 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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Wikidata facts

Instance of: town
Country: Papua New Guinea
Located in: Wabag District
Elevation: 1830
Time zone: UTC+10:00
Capital of: Enga Province
Image: Wabag.png

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language of work or name: Tok Pisin

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
Wabag today
Climate
See also
Further reading
Notes

It is administered under Wabag Urban LLG.

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