Hela Province
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Hela Province Huli Tindi |
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 Hela Province in Papua New Guinea |
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| Coordinates: 6°17′S 142°50′E / 6.283°S 142.833°E | ||
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
| Formation | 2012 | |
| Capital | Tari | |
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| Government | ||
| • Governor | Francis Potape (2016-present) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 10,498 km2 (4,053 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011 census) | ||
| • Total | 249,449 | |
| • Density | 24/km2 (62/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | |
Hela is a province of Papua New Guinea. The provincial capital is Tari. The province covers an area of 10,498 km², and there are 249,449 inhabitants (2011 census figures). Hela province officially came into being on 17 May 2012, comprising three districts previously part of Southern Highlands Province.
There are three districts in the province. Each district has one or more Local Level Government (LLG) areas. For census purposes, the LLG areas are subdivided into wards and those into census units.
Hela Province has been an established politically in recent years but the notion of an independent province has been in the hearts of the ethnic Huli people who are the largest single Ethnic group in Papua New Guinea numbering up to over half a million in population. Recent estimates put them at 7-800,000. Oral History suggests that the grand Ancestor of the Huli was a man named Hela who had 4 sons and a Daughter from which the Hela nation was to emerge. The off springs of Hela were sons Huli,Opene,Duna,Tuguba and only sister Hewa. Traditional Hela Territory range from whole of Enga Province (Opene) (Mt Porgera specifically Kumbi Para, ipa Yambale where sacrifice to traditional gods took place) to mt Tundaka (Sacrificial sacred area) to lake kutubu to mt bosavi to mt gigira to the strickland gorges bordering western and West/East Sepik Provinces.
Territories and resources given as birthright to each by Hela are as follows.
The designated land area of huli include Tari pori, margarima,Komo,benaria, hulia and Tani, south Koroba areas and part of North Koroba. Under this area is Mt Kare gold project, Moran and Moro Oilfields=.Moro oilfields are in Southern Highlands Province
Opena land includes whole of current Enga Province. Opene was the first born son of Hela and under its boundary was given the largest gold mine in PNG, Porgera.
Duna Land includes the whole of strickland gorge,part of North Koroba LLG, and all Kopiago Basin, Awi-Pori.
Tuguba lands start from Mt Bosavi and ends at Mt Gigira. traditionally tuguba lands was known as any areas opposite the Tagali river from Huli lands. Under its lands lies the Hides, Juha and Mananda petroleum projects.
Hewa lands are found in the Lake Kopiago Rural district. This includes the lands bordering both the Laigaip and Om Rivers as well as the headwaters of the Strickland River and the grasslands of the Strickland gorge north of the Duna lands around the Galaga settlement.
As of 2015[update] chairman of Hela Gimbu association; author of 'god dadagaliwabe was working in Hela'.
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