North Fly District, Western Province
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| Coordinates: 6°7′S 141°18′E / 6.117°S 141.300°E | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea |
| Province | Western Province |
| Capital | Kiunga |
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| • Total | 21,846 km2 (8,435 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 62,850 |
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) |
The North Fly District of the Western Province of Papua New Guinea is the northernmost, smallest, and arguably the most remote of the three districts of the province. It contains the Local-Level Government (LLG) areas of Kiunga Rural, Kiunga Urban, Ningerum Rural, Olsobip Rural and Star Mountains Rural, and the townships of Kiunga, Tabubil, Olsobip and Ningerum.
The population of the district in the 2011 census was 62,850. The most populous LLG in the area at that time was Kiunga Rural, with almost 13,500 people, making the greater Kiunga area the most populous area in the district with about 21,000 people. The township itself, however, is smaller with about 8,300 residents, and is dwarfed by Tabubil, a much newer settlement in Star Mountains Rural LLG which was recently estimated (2006) to have 13,500 residents, making it the largest settlement in the Western Province and the 12th largest settlement in the country.
The political centre of the district is Kiunga, and government representatives are elected periodically.
There are a total of 105 police in the district, but only three of these are located outside Tabubil and Kiunga. These townships also host court houses. A jail has recently been re-opened in the district at Ningerum.
The district has an average annual rainfall of 8 metres. A peak rainfall in the highlands is realised of over 10 metres.Olsobip, one of the northernmost settlements in the district, is probably one of the wettest places on earth, a fact that cannot be established scientifically, due to the absence of a weather station. The district is landlocked, and is heavily reliant on its high rainfall for shipping.
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