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Upper Mendi Rural LLG, is one of the three rural Local Level Government areas within the Mendi Munihu Electorate of the Southern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea. The other LLGs are Karinz, and Lai Valley LLGs. Upper Mendi LLG is situated north of the Mendi township, the provincial capital of the Southern Highlands Province. The LLG is represent by it elected representative known as the LLG President. The LLG consists of thirty-two (32) rural council wards, with a total approximate population of 50,000 people. Upper Mendi LLG people speak the Umbu-Ungu or the Andelal speaking dialect. Most of the communities in this LLG are located around the magnificent Tongo River swamp right at the foot of the famous Mt Giluwe. Mt Giluwe is the second highest mountain in PNG, and is about 4800 meters above sea level. Locals of the Upper Mendi LLG are friendly and love to meet strangers with warm welcome in their traditional or the modern ways. Upper Mendi LLG hosts one of the pannier institution of Mogol Secondary School. Mogol Secondary School takes grades nine (9) to grades twelve (12). Mogol has produced some of the best professionals in almost all fields from the Southern Highlands Province. Most a notable professionals and businessmen around the country. And it is still striving to produce quality leaders of tomorrow. Upper Mendi is mostly cold, and mostly sun and rain weather all round the year. The people of upper Mendi LLG's main source of food is from subsistence farming. their staple food is "Kaukau" or sweet potato. Various type of vegetables grown all year round in abundance. Upper Mendi LLG's main economic income is vegetables (various) and english potatoes. Vegetables and potatoes are produced in small scale and sold at the nearest market, in the capital of township of Mendi. Sugar cane is also grown in abundance in the area. Visitors are welcomed with a bundle of sugar cane from the gardens. Ninety percent of the community members of the LLG are substance farmers. the remaining ten percent are either public servants or own some sort of small businesses (SMEs) in the LLG.