Tsak Rural LLG
Tsak Rural LLG
Tsak Valley | |
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| Country | Papua New Guinea |
| Province | Enga Province |
| Time zone | UTC+10 (AEST) |
Tsak Rural LLG is a local-level government (LLG) of Enga Province, Papua New Guinea.[1][2] Tsak Valley has a total population of more than 20,000 people, and most of them depending on subsistence farming. Tsak Valley has four big tribes: The Waimin tribe, the Paukak tribe, the Yambaran tribe and the Sikin tribe which are further divided into sub tribes. There are other smaller tribes too.
Tsak is a place of Cultural Significance. Enga’s Te’e (Trade) originated in Tsak Valley. The Adventist Mission first landed in the village of Alumanda in Tsak before it spread out to the rest of Enga. Tsak in Enga language means “to live or alive.”
Pitipais RMCN Secondary School is the only high school serving the population. The other nearest high schools are Wapenamanda Foursquare Secondary School and St Paul’s Lutheran Secondary School in the Wapenamanda area. Tsak Rural LLG also hosts the Kungumanda Foursquare Community Health Workers Training School. Tsak Raiakam Lutheran Primary School situated in the centre of the valley is the biggest primary school in the LLG.
Tsak people are kind a welcoming, they are very friendly to visitors.
Wards
[edit]- 01. Pipites
- 02. Sapos
- 03. Komanda
- 04. Yogos
- 05. Tangaimanda
- 06. Kiangapu
- 07. Pumakos
- 08. Raiakam
- 09. Alumanda
- 10. Poketamanda
- 11. Ipali
- 12. Imangapos
- 13. Sapundis
- 14. Pitipais
- 15. Wanimas
- 16. Londol
- 17. Kwia
References
[edit]- ^ "Census Figures by Wards - Highlands Region". www.nso.gov.pg. 2011 National Population and Housing Census: Ward Population Profile. Port Moresby: National Statistical Office, Papua New Guinea. 2014.
- ^ "Final Figures". www.nso.gov.pg. 2011 National Population and Housing Census: Ward Population Profile. Port Moresby: National Statistical Office, Papua New Guinea. 2014.
- OCHA FISS (2018). "Papua New Guinea administrative level 0, 1, 2, and 3 population statistics and gazetteer". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.
- United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.
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