Western Highlands province - Wikipedia Western Highlands province Information in this article has not yet been updated to take into account the effects of the creation of Jiwaka Province. Place in Papua New Guinea Western Highlands Province Flag Western Highlands Province in Papua New Guinea Coordinates : 5 ° 40 ′ S 144 ° 30 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 5.667 ° S 144.500 ° E ﻿ / - 5.667 ; 144.500 Country Papua New Guinea Capital Mount Hagen Districts List Dei District Mount Hagen District Mul - Baiyer District Tambul - Nebilyer District Government Governor Paias Wingti 2012 - Area Total 4,299 km ( 1,660 sq mi ) Population ( 2011 census ) Total 362,580 Density 84 / km ( 220 / sq mi ) Time zone AEST ( UTC + 10 ) Western Highlands is a province of Papua New Guinea. The provincial capital is Mount Hagen. The province covers an area of 4,299 km2, and there are 362,850 inhabitants ( 2011 census ), making the Western Highlands the most densely populated province ( apart from the National Capital District ). Tea and coffee are grown in the Western Highlands. Contents 1 Split to create Jiwaka Province 2 Economy 3 Districts and LLGs 4 Provincial leaders 4.1 Premiers ( 1978 -- 1995 ) 4.2 Governors ( 1995 -- present ) 5 Members of the National Parliament 6 References Split to create Jiwaka province In July 2009, Parliament passed legislation to create two new provinces by 2012. One of these was to be created by removing Jimi District, North Waghi District, and the South Waghi part of Anglimp - South Waghi District from the Western Highlands Province to form the new Jiwaka Province. `` Jiwaka '' is a portanteau word combining the first two letters each of Jimi, Waghi and Kambia. Jiwaka Province officially came into being on 17 May 2012. Economy The Western Highlands economy is primarily based on coffee. Coffee is grown on plantations and small - holder blocks. They are picked, dried and processed for export. In addition, tea is also a major crop grown and processed, but in plantations by W.R. Carpenter & Co Ltd for local consumption and export. Apart from these, vegetables are grown for the domestic market, and sold mainly to markets Lae and Port Moresby. Districts and llgs Since the separation of Jiwaka there are now four districts in the province. Each district has one or more Local Level Government ( LLG ) areas. For census purposes, the LLG areas are subdivided into wards and those into census units. District District Capital LLG Name Dei District Dei Muglamp Rural Kotna Rural Mount Hagen District Mount Hagen Mount Hagen Rural Mount Hagen Urban Mul - Baiyer District Baiyer Baiyer Rural Lumusa Rural Mul Rural Tambul - Nebilyer District Nebilyer Mount Giluwe Rural Nebilyer Rural Provincial leaders The province was governed by a decentralised provincial administration, headed by a Premier, from 1978 to 1995. Following reforms taking effect that year, the national government reassumed some powers, and the role of Premier was replaced by a position of Governor, to be held by the winner of the province - wide seat in the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea. Premiers ( 1978 -- 1995 ) Premier Term Nambuga Mara 1978 -- 1984 Kagel Koroka 1984 Philip Kapal 1984 -- 1987 provincial government suspended Philip Kapal 1987 -- 1990 Lukas Roika 1990 -- 1992 provincial government suspended 1992 -- 1995 Governors ( 1995 -- present ) Premier Term Paias Wingti 1995 -- 1997 Robert Lak 1997 -- 2002 Paias Wingti 2002 -- 2007 Tom Olga 2007 -- 2012 Paias Wingti 2012 -- present Members of the National Parliament The province and each district is represented by a Member of the National Parliament. There is one provincial electorate and each district is an open electorate. Premier Term Western Provincial Paias Wingti Baiyer - Mul Open Koi Trape Dei Open Wesley Nukundj Hagen Open William Duma Tambul - Nebilyer Open Win Bakri Daki References Jump up ^ `` PNG to create two new provinces '', Sydney Morning Herald, July 15, 2009 Jump up ^ `` PNG 'S new province Hela, Jiwaka declared '', The National, 17 May 2012 Jump up ^ National Statistical Office of Papua New Guinea Jump up ^ May, R.J. `` 8. Decentralisation : Two Steps Forward, One Step Back ''. State and society in Papua New Guinea : the first twenty - five years. Australian National University. Retrieved 31 March 2017. Jump up ^ `` Provinces ''. rulers.org. Retrieved 31 March 2017. 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Question: in which province will you find the western highlands
Answer: Papua New Guinea