KUNDIAWA

town, central Papua New Guinea. The town, built on an old Lutheran mission site, is located on a pine-covered hilltop surrounded by mountains, waterfalls, coffee plantations, and vegetable gardens. It is a trading centre for the surrounding highlands and receives power from the Ramu River hydroelectric project. The largest enterprise in the area, a coffee-processing factory, is situated nearby. Cattle are raised, and there are sawmills nearby. Kundiawa has an airstrip and lies on the Highlands Highway, which extends southeast to Lae on Huon Gulf. Pop. (1980) 4,299.