Kundiawa
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 Papua New Guinea
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 Chimbu
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| Coordinates : | 6 ° 1 ′ S , 144 ° 58 ′ E | ||
| Height : | 1,530 m | ||
| Residents : | 10,833 | ||
| Time zone : | AEST (UTC + 10) | ||
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Kundiawa is the capital of the Chimbu Province in the highlands of Papua New Guinea . According to official figures, the city has 10,833 inhabitants and is located at an altitude of 1,530 m on the Highlands Highway , the only trunk road in the interior of the country.
Kundiawa has the Chimbu airfield with connections to Port Moresby, a police station, a bank, a hotel and a supermarket. Kundiawa is an important trading center for the population from the surrounding mountainous area. The Mount Wilhelm , the tallest mountain Papua Neuguineaser located about 30 km north of the city and can be reached from Kundiawa from.
The Kundiawa diocese has its seat in Kundiawa.