Kundiawa

It is a relatively small town, containing a bank, a police station, one of the few airports in the province, several stores, a hospital, a post office, a second-hand market, two food markets and several churches. The Highlands Highway is the only paved road that leads out of it, but there are several smaller, unpaved roads, including one of the roads to Mount Wilhelm. The Wahgi River runs along one side of Kundiawa, and the Simbu River, which runs on and becomes the Wahgi, flows along the other side. The terrain around Kundiawa is very steep and mountainous, and many people walk several kilometres each way to get to Kundiawa from their villages because they don't have access to roads. ==Climate==

Kundiawa has a relatively cool tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af), bordering on a subtropical highland climate (Cfb) due to altitude. It features mild mornings, very warm but not hot afternoons, and heavy rainfall year round. ==Economy==

The rugged terrain prevent people from having an elaborate commercial agriculture. However, they are known for their skilled cultivation on these very steep, sloping terrains. Their main foods are sweet potato, taro, banana, and sugar cane. Coffee is the main cash crop. ==Languages==

There are different ethnic-linguistic groups, Dom, Bomai, Golin and Kuman. The most spoken language is the Kuman with more than 115,000 speakers. Kuman is understood and spoken by almost all the different ethnic groups. ==Notable people==

Melbourne Storm and Papua New Guinea national rugby league team centre, Justin Olam was born and grew up in Kundiawa. England wicketkeeper Geraint Jones was born in Kundiawa. ==References==