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Pagwi
Pagwi
Village
	Pagwi Location within Papua New Guinea
	Coordinates: 4°3′S 143°2′E / 4.050°S 143.033°E
Country	Papua New Guinea
Province	East Sepik Province
LLG	Gawi Rural LLG
Time zone	UTC+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]

References edit

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

[1] "Pagwi". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 1 March 2014.

[Mallard1969-2] Mallard, Ann (1969). A Traveller's Guide to Papua-New Guinea. Jacaranda Press. pp. 188–9.

[BurkeBarkhordarian2005-3] Burke, Andrew; Barkhordarian, Arnold; McKinnon, Rowan (2005). Papua New Guinea & Solomon Islands. Lonely Planet. p. 148. ISBN 978-1-74059-207-9.

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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
Province	East Sepik Province
LLG	Gawi Rural LLG
Time zone	UTC+10 (AEST)

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