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  2. Highlands Highway - Wikipedia

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    Highlands Highway in Eastern Highlands Province The sign marking the 2478 metre Daulo Pass. The Highlands Highway, sometimes known as the Okuk Highway, [1] is the main land highway in Papua New Guinea. It connects several major cities and is vital for the movement of people and goods between the populous Highlands region and the coast.

  3. Mount Hagen - Wikipedia

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    It is the capital of the Western Highlands Province and is located in the large fertile Wahgi Valley in central mainland Papua New Guinea, at an elevation of 1,677 m (5,502 ft). The Highlands Highway is the main arterial route to connect Mount Hagen with the coastal cities of Lae and Madang.

  4. Transport in Papua New Guinea - Wikipedia

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    The longest road in the country is the Highlands Highway, which links Lae and Madang to the Highlands region. The Boluminski Highway links Kavieng and Namatanai in New Ireland Province. A highway linking Wewak in East Sepik Province and Vanimo in West Sepik Province was completed in September 2007. [8] The Kiunga-Tabubil Highway is a privately ...

  5. Kundiawa - Wikipedia

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    Kundiawa is the capital of Simbu Province, Papua New Guinea, with a population of 8,147 (2000 Census).It lies along the Highlands Highway approximately halfway between Goroka and Mount Hagen, respectively the capitals of the Eastern Highlands and Western Highlands provinces.

  6. Kassam Pass - Wikipedia

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    The Kassam Pass is a road pass on the Highlands Highway in Papua New Guinea. The pass connects the Markham Valley to the fertile Highlands region and is administratively located in the Eastern Highlands Province .

  7. Highland Papua - Wikipedia

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    Highland Papua (Indonesian: Papua Pegunungan) is a province of Indonesia, which roughly follows the borders of the Papuan customary region of Lano-Pago (often shortened to La Pago). [6] It covers an area of 51,213.33 km 2 (19,773.58 sq mi) and had a population of 1,448,360 according to the official estimates as at mid 2023. [2]

  8. Papua New Guinea: Asia's Fastest Growing Economy Burns ...

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    The witch was a 20-year-old mother of two who had been blamed for the death of a 6-year-old neighbor boy in her Papua New Guinean shantytown in 2013. Based on his symptoms, the cause of the boy’s death was most likely rheumatic fever. But in PNG, any death that cannot be chalked up to simple old age is believed to have a malevolent agent ...

  9. Yonki Dam - Wikipedia

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    Yonki Dam is located in the Eastern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea. The Highlands Highway passes over the Yonki Dam embankment. The adjacent Yonki villages support the operation of the dam and power station.