Bereina

Place in Central Province, Papua New Guinea
8°38′16″S 146°30′39″E / 8.6377°S 146.51082°E / -8.6377; 146.51082CountryPapua New GuineaProvinceCentral ProvinceDistrictKairuku-Hiri DistrictLLGKairuku Rural LLGPopulation
 (2000)
 • Total1,756Languages
 • Main languagesEnglish, Tok Pisin, Roro • Traditional languageRoroTime zoneUTC+10 (AEST)Postcode
161
Location161 km (100 mi) NW of Port MoresbyClimateAw

Bereina is a town in the Central Province of Papua New Guinea. It is located on the Hiritano Highway about 160 kilometres (100 mi) north-west of Port Moresby, and contains the headquarters of both the Kairuku-Hiri District and the Kairuku Rural local-level government area. Bereina also hosts a regional airport and a district town for the people of Kairuku Rural Area.

Education

Bereina is home to three elementary schools and one primary school. A short distance to the south is Mainohana Catholic High School, a De La Salle Year 9–12 school established in 1958.

Climate

Bereina has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) with heavy rainfall from December to April and moderate to little rainfall in the remaining months.

Climate data for Bereina
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 31.8
(89.2)
31.5
(88.7)
31.4
(88.5)
31.1
(88.0)
30.9
(87.6)
29.8
(85.6)
29.2
(84.6)
29.5
(85.1)
30.1
(86.2)
30.7
(87.3)
31.8
(89.2)
32.1
(89.8)
30.8
(87.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27.1
(80.8)
27.0
(80.6)
27.0
(80.6)
26.7
(80.1)
26.7
(80.1)
25.5
(77.9)
25.0
(77.0)
25.4
(77.7)
26.0
(78.8)
26.3
(79.3)
26.9
(80.4)
27.1
(80.8)
26.4
(79.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.4
(72.3)
22.6
(72.7)
22.7
(72.9)
22.4
(72.3)
22.5
(72.5)
21.3
(70.3)
20.9
(69.6)
21.4
(70.5)
21.9
(71.4)
22.0
(71.6)
22.0
(71.6)
22.2
(72.0)
22.0
(71.6)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 236
(9.3)
225
(8.9)
221
(8.7)
131
(5.2)
67
(2.6)
37
(1.5)
24
(0.9)
27
(1.1)
43
(1.7)
50
(2.0)
50
(2.0)
148
(5.8)
1,259
(49.7)
Source: Climate-Data.org[1]

References

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