Kiunga, Papua New Guinea
Kiunga | |
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Kiunga township from space | |
| Coordinates: 6°7′S 141°18′E / 6.117°S 141.300°E | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea |
| Province | Western Province |
| District | North Fly |
| LLG | Kiunga Urban, Kiunga Rural |
| Elevation | 33 m (108 ft) |
| Population (2013) | |
• Total | 18,747 |
| • Rank | 18th |
| Languages | |
| • Main languages | Tok Pisin, English |
| • Traditional language | Aekyom & Yongom |
| Time zone | UTC+10 (AEST) |
| Climate | Af |
Kiunga is a port town on the Fly River in the Western Province of Papua New Guinea, just upstream from the D'Albertis Junction with the Ok Tedi River. It is the southernmost terminus of the Kiunga-Tabubil Highway. Local industry rests on a cornerstone of freight and haulage, particularly from the Ok Tedi Mine and provisioning for the much larger town of Tabubil. Natural rubber has been an emerging industry more recently, with a processing/manufacturing plant being built in town.