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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.

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Settlement.name
Wabag
Settlement.image_skyline
Wabag.png
Settlement.image_caption
Wabag from space
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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
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Elevation
1830
Image
Wabag.png
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6 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Wabag today
  • Climate
  • See also
  • Further reading
  • Notes

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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