About Kagua/Erave Electorate
Kagua/Erave covers the south eastern tip of Southern
Highlands Province and shares the southern border with
Central Province, though this area is mostly uninhabited. It
encompasses the Valkuru Range and the Kagua, Sugu and
Erave Valleys, Kuare valley towards the east.
The district member is Mr. James Lagea, a member of the PNG
Conservative Party. The previous member was Mr. David Basua.
There is high potential for crop cultivation in the upper areas of
the district’s valleys. However, potential is poor in the steep
slopes of the ranges. There is income from oil royalties
available for some communities near Erave but otherwise
income, principally from coffee and sale of food, is low in most
of the district.
Administration
District headquarters: Kagua
Number of LLGs: 4 - Erave Rural, Kagua Rural,
Kuare Rural, Aiya Rural
Number of wards: 99
Population
Total = 54 515 (males = 50.9% & females = 49.1%).
Less than 15 years = 23388 (males = 53.0% & females = 47.0%).
Between 15-64 years = 29753 (males = 48.8 & females = 51.2%).
More than 65 years = 1374 (males = 60.8% & females = 39.2%).
Citizen households = 10465
Area and population density
Area (km²) = 3497
Occupied area (km²) = 956
Population per km² = 15.6
Population per km² of occupied area = 57.0
Electoral statistics
Eligible voters (2000 Census) = 33821
Number of votes cast (2002) = n/a
Number of votes cast (2007) = n/a
Education
Type and number of schools
Elementary = 65
Community = 10
Primary = 17
Provincial high school = 4 (Kagua, Katiloma, Erave & Kuare.
Vocational = 0
Universal basic education
indicators
Net admission rate = 9.1%b
Gross enrolment rate = 47.9%b
Net enrolment rate = 35.5%b
Literacy rate
Male = 27.5%
Female = 19.4%
TOTAL = 23.5%
Health
Number and population per officer
Medical officers = n/a
Nursing officers 19 and one officer caters for every 3377 people.
Number and population per facility
Health centres 9 and one health centre caters for 7129 people
Aid posts 19 and one aidpost caters for 3377 people.
Infrastructure
Road access
A road travels from Erave to
Ialibu, which then connects to the
Highlands Highway. The people
living in the lower Erave Valley
are more than one days travel to a
service centre.
Economic Activity
Top agricultural activities of citizen households
Food crops engaged = 77.3 and engaged for cash = 7.3
Coffee engaged = 75.7 and engaged for cash = 69.8
Livestock engaged = 57.6 and engaged for cash = 6.9
Poultry engaged = 5.2 and engaged for cash = 1.4
Fishing engaged = 3.7 and engaged for cash = 0.4
*of total citizen households
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