Telefomin District
Telefomin District | |
|---|---|
  Telefomin District Location within Papua New Guinea | |
| Coordinates: 5°07′44″S 141°38′10″E / 5.129°S 141.636°E | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea |
| Province | Sandaun Province |
| Capital | Telefomin |
| Government | |
| • MP | Solan Mirisim |
| Area | |
• Total | 13,810 km2 (5,330 sq mi) |
| Population (2024 census[1]) | |
• Total | 63,479 |
| • Density | 4.597/km2 (11.91/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+10 (AEST) |
Telefomin District is a district of Sandaun Province of Papua New Guinea. Its capital is Telefomin.[2] Its inhabitants include the Mountain Ok people, a cultural group with numerous sub-groups including the Telefol, the Urapmin, and the Wopkaimin. The Oksapmin also live in this district. Notable ethnographic research by Geoffrey B. Saxe at UC Berkeley has documented the encounter between pre-contact uses of number and its cultural evolution under conditions of monetization and exposure to schooling and the formal economy among the Oksapmin.[3]
References
- ↑ 2024 National Population Census Final Figures (Report). Waigani, Papua New Guinea: National Statistical Office of Papua New Guinea. 2025. p. 21. Retrieved 2026-05-20.
- ↑ Districts of Papua New Guinea at statoids.com
- ↑ Especially The Cultural Development of Mathematical Ideas
5°07′44″S 141°38′10″E / 5.129°S 141.636°E