Table 2. Marital Status by District, Southern Highlands: 2000    
    Ialibu/   Kagua/ Mendi/ Nipa/  
  Total Pangia Imbonggu Erave Munihu Kutubu NS
    Total 543,990 50,671 59,793 187,665 96,077 97,825 51,959
Never married 331,294 29,452 36,274 114,657 58,674 60,320 31,917
Married 189,974 19,301 21,145 64,861 33,793 33,869 17,005
Separated 6,134 346 577 2,116 984 946 1,165
Divorced 5,221 402 611 1,618 1,099 826 665
Widowed 11,367 1,170 1,186 4,413 1,527 1,864 1,207
    Males 276,992 25,883 30,774 95,915 48,834 49,451 26,135
Never married 183,448 16,266 20,187 63,940 32,209 33,247 17,599
Married 87,123 9,078 9,949 29,647 15,568 15,188 7,693
Separated 2,104 118 182 683 389 381 351
Divorced 1,929 144 218 661 356 297 253
Widowed 2,388 277 238 984 312 338 239
    Females 266,998 24,788 29,019 91,750 47,243 48,374 25,824
Never married 147,846 13,186 16,087 50,717 26,465 27,073 14,318
Married 102,851 10,223 11,196 35,214 18,225 18,681 9,312
Separated 4,030 228 395 1,433 595 565 814
Divorced 3,292 258 393 957 743 529 412
Widowed 8,979 893 948 3,429 1,215 1,526 968
Source: 2000 Papua New Guinea Census