Mendi

Mendi
Mendi is located in Papua New Guinea
Mendi
Mendi
Location within Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: 6°8′52″S 143°39′26″E / 6.14778°S 143.65722°E / -6.14778; 143.65722
CountryPapua New Guinea
ProvinceSouthern Highlands
DistrictMendi-Munihu District
LLGMendi Urban LLG
Elevation
1,620 m (5,310 ft)
Population
 (2013)
 • Total56,055
 • Rank10th
Languages
 • Main languagesTok Pisin, Angal, Kewa
 • Traditional languageAngal
Time zoneUTC+10 (AEST)
Postcode
251
ClimateCfb

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.[1][2] It is served by Mendi Airport. The town falls under Mendi Urban LLG.

  1. ^ Naime, Quintina (26 April 2016). "Lai River footbridge in danger of collapsing". Loop. Papua New Guinea. Archived from the original on 20 March 2018.
  2. ^ Irion, G.; Petr, T. (1983). "Clay mineralogy of selected soils and sediments of the Purari River basin". In Petr, T. (ed.). The Purari — tropical environment of a high rainfall river basin. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer Verlag. pp. 91–92. ISBN 978-94-009-7263-6.

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