Western Highlands Province

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Western Highlands Province is a fertile, mountainous region in central Papua New Guinea known for its coffee production and diverse highland cultures.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf province of Papua New Guinea
agriculturalProduct coffee
sweet potato
tea
vegetables
borderedBy Enga Province
Jiwaka Province
Simbu Province
Southern Highlands Province
capital Mount Hagen
climate tropical highland climate
contains Wahgi Valley
country Papua New Guinea
currency Papua New Guinean kina
elevationCharacteristic high altitude
governingBody Western Highlands Provincial Government
hasAirport Mount Hagen Airport
hasCity Mount Hagen
hasCulturalPractice bride price exchanges
traditional sing-sing ceremonies
hasEthnicGroup Western Highlands people
linked to: Western Highlands

various Highlands tribes
hasLanguageFamily Trans–New Guinea languages
hasMajorEconomicActivity coffee farming
subsistence agriculture
tea cultivation
hasMarket Mount Hagen Market
hasTown Banz
Minj
Tambul
Togoba
hostsEvent Mount Hagen Cultural Show
knownFor coffee production
diverse highlands cultures
fertile highlands agriculture
largestCity Mount Hagen
locatedIn Highlands Region, Papua New Guinea
locatedInHemisphere Eastern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
locatedOn island of New Guinea
linked to: New Guinea
officialLanguage English
Hiri Motu
Tok Pisin
partOf Papua New Guinea Highlands
terrain mountainous
timeZone UTC+10

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Enga Province borderedBy Western Highlands Province
Hela Province borders Western Highlands Province
Jiwaka Province formedFrom Western Highlands Province
Jiwaka Province borderedBy Western Highlands Province
East Sepik Province borderedBy Western Highlands Province
Western Province, Papua New Guinea bordersProvince Western Highlands Province
Engan languages areSpokenIn Western Highlands Province
Chimbu–Wahgi languages spokenIn Western Highlands Province
Wahgi Valley locatedInAdministrative Western Highlands Province
Bismarck Range administrativeRegion Western Highlands Province
Madang Province borderedBy Western Highlands Province
Sari, Papua New Guinea locatedIn Western Highlands Province
Sari, Papua New Guinea partOf Western Highlands Province
Chimbu Province bordersProvince Western Highlands Province
Western Highlands Province governingBody Western Highlands Provincial Government
linked to: Western Highlands Province
Southern Highlands Province borderedBy Western Highlands Province
Melpa people locatedIn Western Highlands Province
Anglimp-South Waghi District neighboringProvince Western Highlands Province
North Waghi District borderedBy Western Highlands Province
Jimi people formerProvince Western Highlands Province
Jiwaka Province separatedFrom Western Highlands Province
subject linked to: JWK
Jiwaka Province borderedBy Western Highlands Province
subject linked to: JWK