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 ...

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 bilong ...

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 Empire of Japan, Japanese forces in New Guinea during the Markham and Ramu Valley – Finisterre Range campaign of World War II. Following the landings landing at Nadzab ...

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