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Mendi

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Mendi is the capital of Southern Highlands Province in Papua New Guinea, in the Mendi River valley at an elevation of 1,620 meters, with a population of about 56,055 at the 2013 census, the country's tenth largest town. Its economy centers on vegetable, coffee and tea farming, and it is reached mainly by air through Mendi Airport.

Facts
Population
56,055 1
Population Estimate Year
2013 1
Elevation (m)
1620 1
Latitude
6.14778 degrees south 1
Longitude
143.65722 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Mountain 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC+10:00 2
Sources
1. Mendi, Papua New Guinea, Wikipedia
  • Infobox: population_total
    56055
  • Infobox: population_as_of
    2013
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    6.14778°S 143.65722°E
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    6.14778°S 143.65722°E
  • Infobox, elevation
    Elevation 1,620 m (5,310 ft)
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2. GeoNames: Mendi - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 2090990
    -6.14755 143.65633 P PPLA PG 05 26252 1729 Pacific/Port_Moresby
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 1729 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -6.25, 143.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -6.25, 143.75
-6.25 143.75 Af
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Wikidata: Mendi
Wikidata Q1017120, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
Mendi (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Oceania (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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