Kairuku-Hiri District is a district of Central Province

Central Province (Papua New Guinea)

Central Province is a province in Papua New Guinea located on the southern coast of the country. It has a population of 183,983 people and is in size. The seat of government of Central Province, which is located within the National Capital District outside the province, is the Port Moresby suburb...

 in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...

. It is one of the four administrative districts that make up the province, and surrounds the national capital, Port Moresby

Port Moresby

Port Moresby , or Pot Mosbi in Tok Pisin, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea . It is located on the shores of the Gulf of Papua, on the southeastern coast of the island of New Guinea, which made it a prime objective for conquest by the Imperial Japanese forces during 1942–43...

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Over half of the population of the Kairuku-Hiri district live in rural communities, and in many areas even basic services are lacking, and public infrastructure including roads, education, health and water supplies are in need of government attention.

Papua New Guinea's national government is working on two significant projects that are likely to commence in the Kairuku-Hiri district in the near future, being the Central City project at Bautama near Port Moresby

Port Moresby

Port Moresby , or Pot Mosbi in Tok Pisin, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea . It is located on the shores of the Gulf of Papua, on the southeastern coast of the island of New Guinea, which made it a prime objective for conquest by the Imperial Japanese forces during 1942–43...

, and the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) plant at Papa.

Some features of Kairuku-Hiri include the Hiri Moale Festival, the Kokoda Trail, Rouna Waterfall, Loloata Island Resort and the Mekeo Dancers.

Local-level government areas

• Hiri Rural
• Kairuku Rural
  Kairuku Rural LLG
  The Kairuku Rural LLG is a local level government area situated in the Kairuku-Hiri District of the Central Province of Papua New Guinea. In 2000, the LLG had 3,485 households, and a population of 19,503 . As of 2007, 3,078 students are enrolled in 20 schools in the LLG...
  
  
• Koiari Rural
• Mekeo Kuni Rural

Towns and major villages

Abiara Oreke Adio Aipeana Aivara Akufa Akuku Ameiaka Amoamo Apanaipi Ara'au Avai'i Babanongo Babiko Barakau Baramata Bebeo Bereina Bereina Bereina is a town in the Central Province of Papua New Guinea. It is located on the Hiritano Highway about northwest of Port Moresby, and contains the headquarters of both the Kairuku-Hiri District and the Kairuku Rural local-level government area. Bereina also hosts a regional... Biotou Bodinumu Boera Bogi Boridi Boridi Boridi is a village in the Owen Stanley Range in Central Province, Papua New Guinea. Boridi is a Koiari village; the Koiaris are famous for serving as carriers for the Australian Army during WWII, along the Kokoda Track... Brown River Delena

Doe Eboa Edevu Efogi Efogi Efogi is a town in the Central Province of Papua New Guinea. It is served by air via Efogi Airport.... Engefa Ere'ere Gagaifua Gaire Goldie Gorohu Hereparu Hisiu Hisiu Hisiu is a coastal town in the Central Province of Papua New Guinea. It is located off the Hiritano Highway about northwest of Port Moresby. The town contains a primary school and a cemetery, as well as a small beach resort for tourists.... Iesubaibua Ilimo Farm Imounga Inaoae Inaukina Inawabui Inawaia Inawauni Inawi Inika Ioi

Itikinumu Kailaki Kagi Kerea Kerekadi Keveona Kido Kivori Kouderika Koupuana Kuriva Laloki Lealea Lolorua Magavaira Maipa Manari Manumanu Mariboi Mava MAVA MAVA or Men Against Violence & Abuse is a voluntary social organisation. MAVA is India's first men's organization to directly intervene against violence on women in India. Its head-office is situated in Mumbai.-About MAVA :... Mou Nabuapaka Nikura

Ogotana Oriropetana Papa Pinu Pinu Pinu is a village in Central Province, Papua New Guinea. It is home to an elementary school and community school together covering years K to 8.... Pinupaka Piunga Porebada Poukama Rabuka Rapa Rarai Roku Rouna Seme Sogeri Sogeri Sogeri is a town in the Central Province of Papua New Guinea. It is located on the main highway from Port Moresby to Popondetta near the start of the Kokoda Track, and contains the headquarters of the Koiari Rural local-level government area.-Education:... Tubu Tubuseraia Ukaukana Vanuamai Veifa'a Veimauri Vesilogo Yule Island Yule Island Yule Island is a small island in Central Province, Papua New Guinea. It lies 160 km from Port Moresby.-History:Yule Island was one of the first areas in Central Province to have contact with Europeans...