Wareo is a village on the
Huon Peninsula
Huon Peninsula is a large rugged peninsula on the island of New Guinea in Morobe Province, eastern Papua New Guinea. It is named after French explorer Jean-Michel Huon de Kermadec. The peninsula is dominated by the steep Saruwaged and Finister ...
, in
Kotte Rural LLG
Kotte Rural LLG is a local-level government (LLG) of Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea.
Wards
*01. Keregia
*02. Merikeo
*03. Bolingboneng
*04. Yunzaing
*05. Wareo Wareo is a village on the Huon Peninsula, in Kotte Rural LLG, Morobe Province, Pa ...
,
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
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. The village was liberated by the
Australian Army
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during
World War II
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in December 1943.
Populated places in Morobe Province
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