Middle Fly District

Middle Fly District
Middle Fly District
Location within Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: 7°1′12″S 142°12′36″E / 7.02000°S 142.21000°E / -7.02000; 142.21000
CountryPapua New Guinea
ProvinceWestern Province
CapitalBalimo
LLGs
List
Area
  Total
44,479 km2 (17,173 sq mi)
Population
 (2011 census)
  Total
79,349
  Density1.8/km2 (4.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+10 (AEST)

The Middle Fly District of the Western Province of Papua New Guinea is a large, coastal district that forms the central area of the Fly River basin. It contains the Local-Level Government areas of: Balimo Urban, Bamu Rural, Gogodaia Rural, Lake Murray Rural, and Nomad Rural, and the population centres of Balimo, Bamu, Gogodala and Nomad. It also contains the largest lake in the country, Lake Murray.