Kiunga, Papua New Guinea

Town in Papua New Guinea

Place in Western Province, Papua New Guinea

Kiunga

Kiunga township from space

Kiunga

Location within Papua New Guinea

Coordinates: 6°7′S 141°18′E﻿ / ﻿6.117°S 141.300°E﻿ / -6.117; 141.300
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[1] in the Western Province of Papua New Guinea,[2] just upstream from the D'Albertis Junction with the Ok Tedi River.[3] 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.[4]

## Description

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Kiunga-Tabubil Highway.

Surrounding swamps and rainforest lowlands are of interest to birdwatchers, with a high chance of observing crowned pigeon, yellow-eyed starling, large fig parrot and flame bowerbird as well as a large variety of more common species.

Kiunga has reliable 24-hour power. Locals are friendly, and there is no significant crime. Dial-up internet access is possible during business hours. Short term accommodation is available. Although Kiunga is accessible by road, this provides access only from Tabubil via the Kiunga-Tabubil Highway.

There are flights to and from the capital, Port Moresby, by both Airlines PNG and Air Niugini. Kiunga weather station readings are available online.[5] Its local geology is clay on limestone.

## Population

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According to data for 2013, the city's population was 18,747 people.[6] Historical data is listed below.

1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2013

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1,400 | 4,000 | 8,265 | 18,747

## Climate

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Kiunga has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with very heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Kiunga

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)  | 31.7
(89.1)  | 31.6
(88.9)  | 31.7
(89.1)  | 31.4
(88.5)  | 31.0
(87.8)  | 30.1
(86.2)  | 29.3
(84.7)  | 29.9
(85.8)  | 30.5
(86.9)  | 31.5
(88.7)  | 32.4
(90.3)  | 32.0
(89.6)  | 31.1
(88.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)  | 27.2
(81.0)  | 27.1
(80.8)  | 27.2
(81.0)  | 27.0
(80.6)  | 26.9
(80.4)  | 26.2
(79.2)  | 25.6
(78.1)  | 25.9
(78.6)  | 26.2
(79.2)  | 26.8
(80.2)  | 27.5
(81.5)  | 27.4
(81.3)  | 26.7
(80.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)  | 22.7
(72.9)  | 22.6
(72.7)  | 22.7
(72.9)  | 22.7
(72.9)  | 22.9
(73.2)  | 22.4
(72.3)  | 22.0
(71.6)  | 21.9
(71.4)  | 22.0
(71.6)  | 22.1
(71.8)  | 22.6
(72.7)  | 22.9
(73.2)  | 22.5
(72.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)  | 456
(18.0)  | 403
(15.9)  | 529
(20.8)  | 399
(15.7)  | 397
(15.6)  | 317
(12.5)  | 305
(12.0)  | 317
(12.5)  | 323
(12.7)  | 339
(13.3)  | 312
(12.3)  | 424
(16.7)  | 4,521
(178)
Source: Climate-Data.org[7]

## See also

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* New Guinea portal

* Kiunga Urban LLG
* Kiunga Rural LLG

## References

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1. ^ Fly River chart folio : Korimoro Point to Kiunga navigation charts : hydrographic survey of the Fly River, Papua New Guinea - Western Province / prepared by Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation Trove. National Library of Australia
2. ^ Lonely Planet
3. ^ KIUNGA Town Port along the FLY River in Western Province PNG, Photo by Malum Nalu, on 6-01-2013 Archived 2023-10-07 at the Wayback Machine geoview.info
4. ^ Rubber in Papua New Guinea
5. ^ Kiunga PNG National Weather Service.
6. ^ "Papua New Guinea Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-02-19. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
7. ^ "Climate: Kiunga". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 19 October 2020.

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