| Table 7. Residence in 1989 by Southern Highlands District, PNG: 1990 | ||||||
| Total | Ialibu/Pangia | Imbonggu | Kagua/Erave | Mendi/Munihu | Nipa/Kutubu | |
| Total | ||||||
| Total | 308,885 | 39,133 | 52,766 | 163,911 | 23,877 | 29,198 |
| Western | 32 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| Gulf | 22 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 5 |
| Central | 62 | 0 | 18 | 40 | 0 | 4 |
| NCD | 250 | 26 | 77 | 130 | 5 | 12 |
| Milnebay | 19 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| Oro | 19 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| South Highlands | 306,079 | 38,744 | 52,258 | 162,414 | 23,708 | 28,955 |
| Enga | 342 | 14 | 71 | 220 | 12 | 25 |
| West Highlands | 861 | 35 | 94 | 556 | 58 | 118 |
| Simbu | 108 | 0 | 30 | 66 | 6 | 6 |
| East Highlands | 120 | 0 | 9 | 48 | 53 | 10 |
| Morobe | 91 | 5 | 28 | 44 | 7 | 7 |
| Madang | 61 | 0 | 15 | 24 | 3 | 19 |
| East Sepik | 59 | 2 | 35 | 14 | 3 | 5 |
| West Sepik | 298 | 256 | 8 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| Manus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| New Ireland | 67 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 1 | 17 |
| East New Britain | 48 | 1 | 19 | 27 | 0 | 1 |
| West New Britain | 74 | 2 | 0 | 71 | 1 | 0 |
| Bougainville | 105 | 24 | 39 | 36 | 3 | 3 |
| Elsewhere | 167 | 4 | 23 | 118 | 14 | 8 |
| Male | ||||||
| Total | 158,416 | 19,529 | 28,031 | 82,680 | 12,096 | 16,080 |
| Western | 21 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Gulf | 14 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| Central | 31 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 2 |
| NCD | 167 | 15 | 63 | 82 | 3 | 4 |
| Milnebay | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Oro | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| South Highlands | 156,677 | 19,263 | 27,686 | 81,769 | 12,004 | 15,955 |
| Enga | 190 | 10 | 45 | 116 | 7 | 12 |
| West Highlands | 499 | 20 | 58 | 334 | 32 | 55 |
| Simbu | 52 | 0 | 20 | 26 | 2 | 4 |
| East Highlands | 73 | 0 | 8 | 33 | 26 | 6 |
| Morobe | 56 | 4 | 18 | 27 | 4 | 3 |
| Madang | 40 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 11 |
| East Sepik | 42 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 5 |
| West Sepik | 203 | 179 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| Manus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| New Ireland | 37 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 11 |
| East New Britain | 33 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 1 |
| West New Britain | 58 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 1 | 0 |
| Bougainville | 61 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 3 |
| Elsewhere | 136 | 3 | 21 | 98 | 10 | 4 |
| Female | ||||||
| Total | 150,469 | 19,604 | 24,735 | 81,231 | 11,781 | 13,118 |
| Western | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Gulf | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Central | 31 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 2 |
| NCD | 83 | 11 | 14 | 48 | 2 | 8 |
| Milnebay | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oro | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| South Highlands | 149,402 | 19,481 | 24,572 | 80,645 | 11,704 | 13,000 |
| Enga | 152 | 4 | 26 | 104 | 5 | 13 |
| West Highlands | 362 | 15 | 36 | 222 | 26 | 63 |
| Simbu | 56 | 0 | 10 | 40 | 4 | 2 |
| East Highlands | 47 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 27 | 4 |
| Morobe | 35 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 4 |
| Madang | 21 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 8 |
| East Sepik | 17 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| West Sepik | 95 | 77 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Manus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Ireland | 30 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 6 |
| East New Britain | 15 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| West New Britain | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Bougainville | 44 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| Elsewhere | 31 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 4 |
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