Wahgi Valley

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Wahgi Valley is a fertile highland valley in Papua New Guinea known for its dense population, rich agricultural land, and significant archaeological sites.

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Wahgi Valley canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region ⓘ
valley ⓘ
archaeologicalSignificance ancient drainage systems ⓘ
evidence of early horticulture ⓘ
climate tropical highland climate ⓘ
contains Kuk Swamp ⓘ
archaeological wetlands ⓘ
country Papua New Guinea ⓘ
economicActivity coffee production for export ⓘ
smallholder agriculture ⓘ
elevation approximately 1500 meters above sea level ⓘ
hasCharacteristic agricultural region ⓘ
densely populated ⓘ
fertile ⓘ
hasFeature surrounding mountain ranges ⓘ
swampy areas ⓘ
terraced gardens ⓘ
inhabitedBy Wahgi people ⓘ
various Highlands ethnic groups ⓘ
knownFor archaeological sites ⓘ
early agriculture evidence ⓘ
intensive agriculture ⓘ
rich agricultural land ⓘ
languageGroup Wahgi languages ⓘ
linked to: Wahgi language
locatedIn Highlands Region ⓘ
linked to: Highlands region

New Guinea Highlands ⓘ
locatedInAdministrative Jiwaka Province ⓘ
Western Highlands Province ⓘ
mainRiver Wahgi River ⓘ
linked to: Waghi River
namedAfter Wahgi River ⓘ
linked to: Waghi River
partOf Wahgi River basin ⓘ
populationDensity one of the most densely populated rural areas in Papua New Guinea ⓘ
recognizedBy UNESCO World Heritage List (Kuk Early Agricultural Site) ⓘ
regionType highland valley ⓘ
researchInterest agricultural history ⓘ
anthropology ⓘ
archaeology ⓘ
soilType volcanic soils ⓘ
timeZone UTC+10 ⓘ
traditionalEconomy exchange and ceremonial feasting ⓘ
pig husbandry ⓘ
usedFor coffee cultivation ⓘ
subsistence farming ⓘ
sweet potato cultivation ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Central Range → contains → Wahgi Valley ⓘ
Western Highlands Province → contains → Wahgi Valley ⓘ