THE TSENGLAP TRIBE OF JIWAKA

A Tribal Myth

About Tsenglap Tribe!

Tsenglap is a Tribe inside North Wahgi Electorate of Jiwaka Province, Papua New Guinea. The Tsenglap territory is bounded by straight lines joining these coordinates: S 05 51 07.01 E 144 41 11.40 to S 05 50 10.04 E 144 37 12.86 and from: S 05 45 32.69 E 144 43 41.39 to S 05 44 28.47 E 144 42 24.02.

The Tsenglaps share their border with the Dange Tribe to the East and Kumuka Nganz Kapangkup (KNK) Tribe to the West. To the north, the Tsenglap territory extends to the Donumb and Tanglip mountains which form part of the Sepik Wahgi Divide Range. To the south, the boundary extends as far as the Wahgi River. The Tsenglaps neighbours to the south just across the Wahgi River are the Konumbka and Berepka tribes of South Wahgi.

Tsenglap Karapka

Tsenglap, by population count is the second biggest tribe inside North Wahgi Electorate. Waka Tribe, by population, remains the biggest inside North Wahgi. Waka people live at Nondugl and share their eastern boundary with neighbouring Chimbu Province. If you have heard of place names such as: Nangamb, Kerowil, Ambang, Kendu, Tupa, Tolu Point, Binzku, Kip, Bilu, Kisap, Kamarl, Kumbaning, Guralpe, Mandhang, Kurumul, Gusamb, Kumngana, Kinzip Sawmill, Koimba (KoiWai), Tumbang, Pinip: All these places are inside Tsenglap territory. Please click here and you will be inside Jiwaka Territory.! Here are some popular places inside Tsenglap Territory.