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Tapini Rural LLG
Tapini Rural LLGLocation within Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: 8°18′43″S 147°01′05″E / 8.312°S 147.018°E / -8.312; 147.018
Country	Papua New Guinea
Province	Central Province
District	Goilala District
Capital	Tapini
Government
• President	Sebastine Mark
Area
• Total	1,501 km (580 sq mi)
Population
• Total	7,315
• Density	4.9/km (13/sq mi)
Languages
• Main languages	Tauade
Time zone	UTC+10 (AEST)

The Tapini Rural LLG is a local-level government area situated in the Goilala District of the Central Province of Papua New Guinea. In 2000, the LLG had 1,685 households, and a population of 7,315 (3,793 men and 3,522 women). The LLG has a President and a Deputy President, and elections are normally held every five years after the national elections in September.

Wards

The area contains the town of Tapini, and is divided into ten wards:

• 53020580 Tapini Urban
• 53020501 Ivani
• 53020502 Central Ivane
• 53020503 Sopu
• 53020504 Kerau
• 53020505 Kataipa
• 53020506 Jowa
• 53020507 Loloipa
• 53020508 Pilitu 1
• 53020509 Pilitu 2

Villages

• Tapini
• Ariomu
• Ilai
• Kataipi
• Kerau
• Kileipi
• Kilete
• Kovetapa
• Lavavai
• Loleava
• Lotuava
• Minalu
• Omoritu
• Opore
• Sopu
• Tatupiti
• Tawuni
• Tororo
• Wapote
• Zania

References

1. ^ PNG Business Directory. "Population by Statistical LLG Areas, Central Province, 2000". Retrieved 25 July 2011. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
2. "Political and Administrative Structures in Goilala District". Retrieved 26 July 2011.

• OCHA FISS (2018). "Papua New Guinea administrative level 0, 1, 2, and 3 population statistics and gazetteer". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.
• United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.

v t e Places adjacent to Tapini Rural LLG
Guari Kira Kira Guari Tapini Rural LLG Kira Mekeo Kuni Woitape Woitape

v t e LLGs and Districts of Central Province, Papua New Guinea
Abau District	Amazon Bay Rural Aroma Rural Cloudy Bay Rural
Goilala District	Guari Rural Tapini Rural Woitape Rural
Kairuku-Hiri District	Hiri Rural Kairuku Rural Koiari Rural Mekeo Kuni Rural
Rigo District	Rigo Central Rural Rigo Coastal Rural Rigo Inland Rural

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