Table 2. Marital Status by District, Central Province: 2000
	Total	Abau	Goilala	Kairuku - Hiri	Rigo
Total	181,962	37,996	27,173	77,506	39,287
Never married	108,711	22,892	14,976	47,628	23,215
Married	64,781	13,513	10,553	26,575	14,140
Separated	1,217	258	127	526	306
Divorced	1,219	188	227	560	244
Widowed	6,034	1,145	1,290	2,217	1,382
Males	94,954	19,594	14,099	40,851	20,410
Never married	60,586	12,743	8,314	26,637	12,892
Married	31,251	6,400	4,962	13,039	6,850
Separated	450	96	57	196	101
Divorced	458	51	77	234	96
Widowed	2,209	304	689	745	471
Females	87,008	18,402	13,074	36,655	18,877
Never married	48,125	10,149	6,662	20,991	10,323
Married	33,530	7,113	5,591	13,536	7,290
Separated	767	162	70	330	205
Divorced	761	137	150	326	148
Widowed	3,825	841	601	1,472	911
Source: 2000 Papua New Guinea Census