| Table 6. Current residence by Western Highlands District, PNG: 1990 | |||||
| Total | Dei | Mt Hagen | Mul/Baiyer | Tambul/Nebilyer | |
| Total | |||||
| Total | 336,178 | 195,172 | 79,250 | 61,756 | 0 |
| Western | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gulf | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Central | 30 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| NCD | 61 | 31 | 1 | 29 | 0 |
| Milnebay | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oro | 35 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| South Highlands | 758 | 711 | 32 | 15 | 0 |
| Enga | 453 | 363 | 81 | 9 | 0 |
| West Highlands | 331,660 | 193,493 | 76,577 | 61,590 | 0 |
| Simbu | 2,739 | 234 | 2,477 | 28 | 0 |
| East Highlands | 142 | 112 | 26 | 4 | 0 |
| Morobe | 49 | 34 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| Madang | 106 | 48 | 4 | 54 | 0 |
| East Sepik | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| West Sepik | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Manus | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Ireland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| East New Britain | 20 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| West New Britain | 27 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| Bougainville | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Elsewhere | 40 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Male | |||||
| Total | 181,293 | 104,444 | 44,783 | 32,066 | 0 |
| Western | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gulf | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Central | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| NCD | 33 | 21 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Milnebay | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oro | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| South Highlands | 466 | 438 | 22 | 6 | 0 |
| Enga | 288 | 235 | 53 | 0 | 0 |
| West Highlands | 178754 | 103401 | 43361 | 31992 | 0 |
| Simbu | 1453 | 145 | 1296 | 12 | 0 |
| East Highlands | 84 | 65 | 17 | 2 | 0 |
| Morobe | 28 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Madang | 56 | 32 | 4 | 20 | 0 |
| East Sepik | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| West Sepik | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Manus | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Ireland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| East New Britain | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| West New Britain | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Bougainville | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Elsewhere | 31 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Female | |||||
| Total | 154885 | 90728 | 34467 | 29690 | 0 |
| Western | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gulf | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Central | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| NCD | 28 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| Milnebay | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oro | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| South Highlands | 292 | 273 | 10 | 9 | 0 |
| Enga | 165 | 128 | 28 | 9 | 0 |
| West Highlands | 152906 | 90092 | 33216 | 29598 | 0 |
| Simbu | 1286 | 89 | 1181 | 16 | 0 |
| East Highlands | 58 | 47 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| Morobe | 21 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Madang | 50 | 16 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| East Sepik | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| West Sepik | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Manus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Ireland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| East New Britain | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West New Britain | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Bougainville | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elsewhere | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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