The Tapini Rural LLG is a local level government area

Districts and LLGs of Papua New Guinea

||This page is a list of districts and Local-Level Government areas of Papua New Guinea.On the highest level, Papua New Guinea is divided into four Regions. Below, Papua New Guinea has 20 province-level divisions: 18 integrated provinces, the autonomous province of North Solomons and the National...

 situated in the Goilala District

Goilala District

Goilala District is a district of Central Province in Papua New Guinea. It is one of the four administrative districts that make up the province.-Local-level government areas:* Guari Rural* Tapini Rural* Woitape Rural-Towns and major villages:...

 of the 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...

 of 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...

. In 2000, the LLG had 1,685 households, and a population of 7,315 (3,793 men and 3,522 women). 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

The LLG has a President and a Deputy President, and elections are normally held every five years after the national elections in September.

Villages

Tapini Ariome Ilai Kataipa Kerau Kileipi Kilete Kovetapa Lavavai Loleava

Lotuava Minaru Omoritu Opore Sopu Tatupiti Tawuni Tororo Wapote Zania