Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea
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).
Region | Population | Regional capital | Population |
Southern Highlands Southern Highlands Province | 510,245 people | Mendi Mendi | 26,252 people |
Compare with other regions in Papua New Guinea.
Map of Southern Highlands
Information on Southern Highlands
Region name | Regional capital | Subregions | Country | Continent |
Southern Highlands Southern Highlands Province | Mendi Mendi | 5 | Papua New Guinea | Oceania |
Time in Southern Highlands
Current time | Summer time (DST) | Standard time | Current timezone offset | Timezone |
Fri, 19 Apr 2024 - 11:29am (11:29h) | No | Fri, 19 Apr 2024 - 11:29am (11:29h) | UTC +10.0 | Pacific/Port_Moresby |
Geographic coordinates of Southern Highlands
Position | Latitude (width) | Longitude (length) |
Show on map | 6°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.Region | No | Population | Regional capital | Capital population |
Ialibu Pangia Ialibu Pangia | 1. | 50,799 | - | - |
Imbonggu Imbonggu | 2. | 60,086 | - | - |
Kagua Erave Kagua Erave | 3. | 54,515 | - | - |
Mendi Mendi | 4. | 96,413 | - | - |
Nipa Kutubu Nipa Kutubu | 5. | 98,505 | - | - |