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Pagwi

Pagwi is a village and township on the Sepik River in Gawi Rural LLG of East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, north-east of Ambunti. Linked by road to Wewak, about 4 or 5 hours away on the coast, the Chambri Lakes are nearby to the south. It contains little more than some dilapidated government buildings and a few basic guesthouses such as Yamanumbo Guesthouse. Pagwi Council House is described as "hardly impressive", but its "handsomely carved posts inside" are noted. There have been numerous land disputes and conflicts in the area.

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Pagwi
Village
Pagwi
Location within Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: 4°3′S 143°2′E / 4.050°S 143.033°E / -4.050; 143.033
Country Papua New Guinea
ProvinceEast Sepik Province
LLGGawi Rural LLG
Time zoneUTC+10 (AEST)

Pagwi is a village and township on the Sepik River in Gawi Rural LLG of East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, north-east of Ambunti. Linked by road to Wewak, about 4 or 5 hours away on the coast, the Chambri Lakes are nearby to the south. It contains little more than some dilapidated government buildings and a few basic guesthouses such as Yamanumbo Guesthouse.1 Pagwi Council House is described as "hardly impressive", but its "handsomely carved posts inside" are noted.2 There have been numerous land disputes and conflicts in the area.3

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References

  1. "Pagwi". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  2. Mallard, Ann (1969). A Traveller's Guide to Papua-New Guinea. Jacaranda Press. pp. 188–9.
  3. Burke, Andrew; Barkhordarian, Arnold; McKinnon, Rowan (2005). Papua New Guinea & Solomon Islands. Lonely Planet. p. 148. ISBN 978-1-74059-207-9.