Kiunga

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Kiunga
Kiunga.png
Satellite image from Kiunga
State : Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea Papua New Guinea
Province : Flag of Western Province PNG.svg Western Province
Coordinates : 6 ° 7 ′  S , 141 ° 18 ′  E Coordinates: 6 ° 7 ′  S , 141 ° 18 ′  E
Height : 33  m
 
Residents : 8,265 (2000)
Time zone : AEST (UTC + 10)
Kiunga (Papua New Guinea)
Kiunga
Kiunga
Western Province Map; Kiunga is in the northwest of the province

Kiunga is a town on the Fly River in the North Fly District of the Western Province of Papua New Guinea .

Mainly copper ore from the Ok Tedi open pit mine , which comes via a pipeline from the northern mining town of Tabubil , is shipped via the river port of Kiunga .