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Hisiu

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Hisiu
Vihiu, Bihiu
Hisiu is located in Papua New Guinea
Hisiu
Hisiu
Location within Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: 9°02′54″S 146°46′28″E / 9.04834°S 146.77432°E / -9.04834; 146.77432
CountryPapua New Guinea
ProvinceCentral Province
DistrictKairuku-Hiri District
LLGKairuku Rural LLG
Population
 (2000)
 • Total1,503
Languages
 • Main languagesEnglish, Tok Pisin, Waima/Roro/Paitana
 • Traditional languageWaima
Time zoneUTC+10 (AEST)
Location108 km (67 mi) NW of Port Moresby
ClimateAw
Websitewww.maeakatohana.org

Hisiu is a coastal Village in the Central Province of Papua New Guinea. It is located off the Hiritano Highway about 100 kilometres (62 mi) north-west of Port Moresby. The village contains a primary school, two churches, a cemetery and several small local stores. The Maeaka Tohana Language Project is based at Hisiu Village. This is a grassroots project to create the first public access knowledge book from the earliest records of the language and culture.

Climate

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Hisiu has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) with heavy rainfall from December to March and moderate rainfall in the remaining months.

Climate data for Hisiu
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 32.0
(89.6)
31.8
(89.2)
31.6
(88.9)
31.2
(88.2)
30.9
(87.6)
29.9
(85.8)
29.3
(84.7)
29.5
(85.1)
30.2
(86.4)
31.0
(87.8)
32.0
(89.6)
32.5
(90.5)
31.0
(87.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27.4
(81.3)
27.4
(81.3)
27.3
(81.1)
26.9
(80.4)
26.8
(80.2)
25.8
(78.4)
25.3
(77.5)
25.6
(78.1)
26.2
(79.2)
26.6
(79.9)
27.3
(81.1)
27.7
(81.9)
26.7
(80.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.9
(73.2)
23.0
(73.4)
23.0
(73.4)
22.7
(72.9)
22.7
(72.9)
21.8
(71.2)
21.4
(70.5)
21.7
(71.1)
22.2
(72.0)
22.3
(72.1)
22.6
(72.7)
22.9
(73.2)
22.4
(72.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 245
(9.6)
240
(9.4)
252
(9.9)
133
(5.2)
93
(3.7)
82
(3.2)
37
(1.5)
33
(1.3)
53
(2.1)
52
(2.0)
77
(3.0)
176
(6.9)
1,473
(57.8)
Source: Climate-Data.org[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Climate: Hisiu". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 19 October 2020.