Establishment of the station town
The British colonial administration found that a base for the Papuan Native Constabulary and colonial control was required to subdue the region and the government station of Kokoda was founded in 1904. Government officer Henry Griffin forced local people to become laborers and carriers to construct the town and build roads in the region. If they refused, Griffin would order his troopers to shoot their pigs and steal their taro plants. From Kokoda, the British and Anglo-Australian forces subdued the Orokaiva people, Orokaiva and neighbouring tribes.World War II
An amphibious landing by Japanese forces to capture Port Moresby was postponed indefinitely after the Battle of Midway. The Japanese command believed there to be a road leading through the Owen-Stanleys from Kokoda to the south coast. An invasion force was landed on the north coast near Buna, Papua New Guinea, Buna and Gona, Papua New Guinea, Gona from 21 July 1942. Two battles were fought in and around the village during the opening stages of the Kokoda Track campaign. Kokoda was reoccupied by Australian forces on 2 November 1942, following the Japanese withdrawal back to the north coast. The station is linked by a rough road and a two-hour journey to the provincial capital of Popondetta. In August 2009 Kokoda Airport, Kokoda airstrip was the destination for Airlines PNG Flight CG4684 that crashed whilst attempting to land. All 13 people on board were killed in the crash, including nine Australian passengers who were due to trek the Kokoda Track, a Japanese passenger, and three Papua New Guineans, including the two pilots.Climate
Kokoda has a tropical rainforest climate with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.See also
* Kokoda Rural LLG * Kokoda Track campaign * New Guinea campaign * Kokoda Memorial HospitalReferences
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