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Western Highlands Province

Administration

Full name	Western Highlands Province
Official name	Western Highlands Province
Settlement type	Province
Country	Papua New Guinea
Districts	Anglimp-South Waghi District Dei District Mount Hagen District Mul-Baiyer District Jimi District North Waghi District Tambul-Nebilyer District
Government
Governor	Tom Olga (2007-)
Geography
Total Area	3281 sq mi (8500 km2)
Demography
Total Population	440025 (2007)
Density (pop.)	auto/km² (0/sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10)

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Western Highlands is a province of Papua New Guinea. The provincial capital is Mount Hagen. The province covers an area of 8,500 km2, and there are 440,025 inhabitants (2000 census), making the Western Highlands one of the most densely populated provinces. Tea and coffee are grown in the Western Highlands. Mount Wilhelm, the tallest mountain in Papua New Guinea, is on the border of the Western Highlands.

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