Hela is a province of Papua New Guinea. The provincial capital is Tari. The province covers an area of 10,498 km2, and there are 249,449 inhabitants (2011 census figures). Hela province officially came into being on 17 May 2012, comprising three districts previously part of Southern Highlands Province. It has oil and natural gas.
Districts and LLGs There were three districts in the province. However, one new electorate known as Komo Hulia LLG was approved in April 2022 and will go for first election on 28 April 2022 after splitting the Komo-Margarima Electorate. Each district has one or more Local Level Government (LLG) areas. For census purposes, the LLG areas are subdivided into wards and those into census units.National Statistical Office of Papua New Guinea
District District Capital LLG Name Magarima District MagarimaUpper Wage RuralLower Wage RuralMargarima Central RuralBeneria Rural Hulia Komo District Hulia KomoHulia Rural LLGKomo Rural LLGMt. Sisa Rural LLG Koroba-Kopiago District Koroba Awi-Pori Rural Lake Kopiago Rural North Koroba Rural South Koroba Rural Tari-Pori District Tari Hayapuga Rural Tagali Rural Tari Urban Tebi Rural
Provincial leaders
Chairmen of the Hela Transitional Authority (2010–2012)
Premier Term James Marape 2010–2011 Benjamin Mul 2011–2012
Governors (2012–present)
Governor Term Anderson Agiru 2012–2015 Francis Potape 2015–2016 Anderson Agiru 2016 Philip Undialu 2016 Francis Potape 2016–2017 Philip Undialu 2017–present
Members of the National Parliament
The province and each district is represented by a Member of the National Parliament. There is one provincial electorate and each district is an open electorate.
Electorate Member Hela Provincial Philip Undialu Komo Open Daniel Tindipu Koroba-Lake Kopiago Open William Bando Magarima Open Manasseh Makiba Tari Open James Marape
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