| Table 7. Residence in 1989 by Western Highlands District, PNG: 1990 | |||||
| Total | Dei | Mt Hagen | Mul/Baiyer | Tambul/Nebilyer | |
| Total | |||||
| Total | 329,265 | 190,785 | 77,838 | 60,642 | 0 |
| Western | 52 | 24 | 25 | 3 | 0 |
| Gulf | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Central | 113 | 84 | 26 | 3 | 0 |
| NCD | 377 | 293 | 37 | 47 | 0 |
| Milnebay | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Oro | 94 | 43 | 18 | 33 | 0 |
| South Highlands | 2,861 | 2,071 | 652 | 138 | 0 |
| Enga | 1,423 | 1,262 | 145 | 16 | 0 |
| West Highlands | 317,907 | 184,564 | 73,139 | 60,204 | 0 |
| Simbu | 4,157 | 855 | 3,251 | 51 | 0 |
| East Highlands | 708 | 509 | 185 | 14 | 0 |
| Morobe | 481 | 325 | 135 | 21 | 0 |
| Madang | 280 | 165 | 61 | 54 | 0 |
| East Sepik | 132 | 85 | 38 | 9 | 0 |
| West Sepik | 34 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| Manus | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| New Ireland | 27 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| East New Britain | 128 | 105 | 21 | 2 | 0 |
| West New Britain | 58 | 43 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| Bougainville | 210 | 154 | 27 | 29 | 0 |
| Elsewhere | 171 | 135 | 26 | 10 | 0 |
| Male | |||||
| Total | 177,511 | 102,069 | 43,953 | 31,489 | 0 |
| Western | 31 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| Gulf | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Central | 73 | 53 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| NCD | 214 | 170 | 21 | 23 | 0 |
| Milnebay | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oro | 50 | 23 | 13 | 14 | 0 |
| South Highlands | 1783 | 1274 | 451 | 58 | 0 |
| Enga | 842 | 743 | 92 | 7 | 0 |
| West Highlands | 170969 | 98385 | 41305 | 31279 | 0 |
| Simbu | 2217 | 469 | 1726 | 22 | 0 |
| East Highlands | 413 | 295 | 111 | 7 | 0 |
| Morobe | 279 | 192 | 75 | 12 | 0 |
| Madang | 158 | 98 | 34 | 26 | 0 |
| East Sepik | 79 | 53 | 20 | 6 | 0 |
| West Sepik | 15 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Manus | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| New Ireland | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| East New Britain | 79 | 61 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| West New Britain | 35 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| Bougainville | 123 | 93 | 12 | 18 | 0 |
| Elsewhere | 104 | 84 | 13 | 7 | 0 |
| Female | |||||
| Total | 151754 | 88716 | 33885 | 29153 | 0 |
| Western | 21 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| Gulf | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Central | 40 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| NCD | 163 | 123 | 16 | 24 | 0 |
| Milnebay | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oro | 44 | 20 | 5 | 19 | 0 |
| South Highlands | 1078 | 797 | 201 | 80 | 0 |
| Enga | 581 | 519 | 53 | 9 | 0 |
| West Highlands | 146938 | 86179 | 31834 | 28925 | 0 |
| Simbu | 1940 | 386 | 1525 | 29 | 0 |
| East Highlands | 295 | 214 | 74 | 7 | 0 |
| Morobe | 202 | 133 | 60 | 9 | 0 |
| Madang | 122 | 67 | 27 | 28 | 0 |
| East Sepik | 53 | 32 | 18 | 3 | 0 |
| West Sepik | 19 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Manus | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| New Ireland | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| East New Britain | 49 | 44 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| West New Britain | 23 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Bougainville | 87 | 61 | 15 | 11 | 0 |
| Elsewhere | 67 | 51 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
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