Mendi
Sign in to saveMendi, Papua New Guinea, is the provincial capital of the Southern Highlands Province, and the capital of Mendi-Munihu District. The Lai River flows by the town. It is served by Mendi Airport. The town falls under Mendi Urban LLG.
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Place details
- Locality
- Mendi
- Region
- Southern Highlands
- Country
- Papua Niugini
- Population
- 26,252
- Timezone
- Pacific/Port_Moresby
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Mendi
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- Papua New Guinea
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location within Papua New Guinea
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Papua New Guinea
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Southern Highlands
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Mendi-Munihu District
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- LLG
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Mendi Urban LLG
- Settlement.population_total
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Elevation
- +1620
- Capital of
- Southern Highlands Province
- Image
- Mendi Daytime.jpg
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Article
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- Geography
- Climate
- Economy
- 2018 State of Emergency
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- References
Mendi, Papua New Guinea, is the provincial capital of the Southern Highlands Province, and the capital of Mendi-Munihu District. The Lai River flows by the town. It is served by Mendi Airport. The town falls under Mendi Urban LLG.
== Geography == The town is located in the Mendi River Valley, above sea level, on the limestone hills from west to east. The Kikori River originates from the mountainous area where Mendi is located, and the Erave and Strickland rivers flow through the Giluwe Mountains, which contain the second highest peak of Papua New Guinea.