Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea

Southern Highlands is one of 22 primary administrative regions in Papua New Guinea with a population of approximately 510,245 people.

Facts and figures on Southern Highlands at a glance

Region name: Southern Highlands (Southern Highlands Province)
Status: Primary administrative region
Population: 510,245 people
Country: Papua New Guinea
Continent: Oceania

The regional headquarters of Southern Highlands (Southern Highlands Province) is located in the regional capital Mendi (Mendi) with a population of 26,252 people.

The distance as the crow flies from Southern Highlands's regional capital Mendi to Papua New Guinea's capital Port Moresby (Port Moresby) is approximately 533 km (331 mi).

Facts and figures about Southern Highlands
RegionPopulationRegional capitalPopulation
Southern Highlands Southern Highlands Province510,245 peopleMendi Mendi26,252 people

Compare with other regions in Papua New Guinea.

Map of Southern Highlands

Map of Southern Highlands

Information on Southern Highlands

Information on Southern Highlands
Region nameRegional capitalSubregionsCountryContinent
Southern Highlands Southern Highlands ProvinceMendi Mendi5Papua New GuineaOceania

Time in Southern Highlands

Time in Southern Highlands
Current timeSummer time (DST)Standard timeCurrent timezone offsetTimezone
Fri, 19 Apr 2024 - 11:29am (11:29h)NoFri, 19 Apr 2024 - 11:29am (11:29h)UTC +10.0Pacific/Port_Moresby

Geographic coordinates of Southern Highlands

Latitude & Longitude of Southern Highlands
PositionLatitude (width)Longitude (length)
Show on map6°30'00.0"S (-6.5000000°)143°34'60.0"E (143.5833300°)

Subregions in Southern Highlands

There are 5 administrative subregions in Southern Highlands.
Subregions in Southern Highlands
RegionNoPopulationRegional capitalCapital population
Ialibu Pangia Ialibu Pangia1.50,799--
Imbonggu Imbonggu2.60,086--
Kagua Erave Kagua Erave3.54,515--
Mendi Mendi4.96,413--
Nipa Kutubu Nipa Kutubu5.98,505--

External sources of information on Southern Highlands

Southern Highlands on Wikipedia