- Kainantu
Infobox PNG Place
type = town
name = Kainantu
province = ehp
llg =
dot_x = 80
dot_y = 81
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pop = 6,723
popdate = 2000
poprank = 22nd
lang =Tok Pisin , English
langarea =
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elevation =
coor = coord|6|17|S|145|52|E|region:PG_type:city
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dist1 = 132
location1 = Lae
dist2 = 58
location2 = GorokaKainantu is a small town in the Eastern Highlands of
Papua New Guinea . It had some historical significance as anairstrip town during WWII. It functions primarily as a market town for local produce growers and cash croppers. It is located on the "Highlands Highway " approximately 170 km by road fromLae and 90 km by road fromGoroka . It is 11 km (7 miles) approx from a nearby missionary stationUkarumpa and is nearby theAiyura valley. Kainantu has basic facilities such as a school, hospital, police station, district court, cinema and service stations but like many towns in PNG had deteriorated since its colonial days although recently commercial activity has started to pick up again. For accommodation try the "Kainantu Lodge".External links
* [http://www.pngtourism.org.pg/png/export/sites/TPA/services/accommodation/kainantu_lodge.htm Kainantu Lodge Information]
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