Nuku Central local-level Government
The administrative headquarters of Nuku Central Local-level Government (LLG) is at Nuku district headquarters. The administrative resource centre was refurbished in 2020 under the DFAT/Nuku District Development Authority Kina + Kina partnership funding arrangement, an initiative of Hon. Joe Sungi, Member for Nuku.
The people of Nuku Central LLG speak eight local dialects and subsist on root crops and banana as their main staple food supplemented with sago starch extracted from cultivated upland sago palms.
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Profile table for Nuku Central LLG
President | Hon. Hemsley Akolo |
Number of Wards | 25 |
Population | 24,875 |
Number of households | 4,178 |
Number of dialects | 8 |
Staple diet | Root crops and bananas + sago |
Economic zones | 6 |
Land area | 800 square kilometers |
Number of secondary schools | 1 |
Number of high schools | To update |
Number of primary schools | To update |
Number of TVET schools | 1 |
Number of Health Centres | 3 |
Number of Aid Posts | To update |
Number of Church Denominations | To update |
Road condition | Good access to difficult access |
Number of bridges | 1 |
Number of Airstrips | To update |
Telephone signal coverage | 90% signal coverage |