New Guinea
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Where They Live Ix
Papua-New Guinea has a non-indigenous population of oc nn nf i a fiAQ 2!) d3U, made up ot 14,648 males, who outnumber the females, at 10,682, bv about 4,000. These figures are contained in supplementary census information, released by the P-NG Bureau of Statistics on March 7. The figures were correct for the Commonwealth Census of June 30, 1961.
SELECTED figures of various centres of population, together with the total district populations are; p a p Ua , r Central— Port Moresby town area, 6,396 (3,510 males, 2,886 females); Sogeri, 229; total, 7,708 in the district.
Gulf— Kerema, 100; total, -01 m the district.
Milne Bay —Samarai, 265 (135 males, 130 females); Goodenough Island, 19; Trobriands, 38; Misi ma, 67; Woodlark Island, 16; t t 1 804 1 Northern Ponondetta 29~> Northern Popondetia ml 17 . 4 LI h ° ~..
Sou hem Highlands - Mendi, 1 z/ tot J B 37n males, 123 females); total, 370.
Papua total 9,794 (5,490 males, 4,304 females).
New Guinea Bougainville Sohano, 177 (102 males, 75 females); Kieta, 89; Buin, 50; Buka Island North, 6; total. 438.
Eastern Highlands Goroka township, 478 (278 males 200 fe males); balance of sub-district, 2 75; Chimbu, 203; Kainantu, 292; total, 1,248.
Madang Madang township, 691 j bala n ce ° f sub ‘ district ’ 420; 376; total, 400.
Morobe Lae, 2,396 (1,351 males, 1,045 females); Wau, 324 24; Salamaua, 6; total, 3,887.
New Britain —Rabaul township, 3,462 (1,947 males, 1,515 fe males); balance of sub-district, 429; Wide Bay, 71; Jacquinot Bay, 46; Kokopo country west, 14; Kokopo (Vunapope), 332; Kokopo country east, 287; total 4? g 35 New Ireland —Kavieng town ship, 427 (252 males, 175 fe males); Kavieng east coast, 85; Namatanai district, 116; total, 806. c w . , n , ■ township, m £6o (389 males 171 females), balance of sub-district, 31; Map rik sub-district, including Yangoru, Dreikikir and B urui Road area, 156; Ambunti, including May River administrative area, 32; An goram> gg . Aitape sub . di ; tricti ex . eluding Vanimo administrative area, 49; Vanimo administrative ’ ’ Te i efomin 16 . tota i ’ ’ ’
Western Highlands —Mt. Hagen, 385 (231 males, 154 females); Minj, 183; Wabag, 197; Lagaip, 27; total, 792.
New Guinea total (9,158 males, 6,378 females).