Kaiapit is a town in

Morobe Province Morobe Province is a province on the northern coast of Papua New Guinea. The provincial capital and largest city is Lae. The province covers 33,705 km2, with a population of 674,810 (2011 census), and since the division of Southern Highlands P ...

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

."Kaiapit Map — Satellite Images of Kaiapit"
maplandia.com The town is the capital of the

Markham District Markham District is a district of the Morobe Province of Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilon ...

and is serviced by air by

Kaiapit Airport Kaiapit is a town in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea."Kaiapit Map — Satellite I ...

. The

Battle of Kaiapit The Battle of Kaiapit was an action fought in 1943 between Australian and Japanese forces in New Guinea during the Markham and Ramu Valley – Finisterre Range campaign of World War II. Following the landings at Nadzab and at Lae, the Alli ...

was fought at the nearby mission station.

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{{coord, 6, 16, S, 146, 16, E, display=title, region:PG_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki Populated places in Morobe Province