place in Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea
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Kainantu is a town of 6,723 in the Highlands region of Papua New Guinea, perched at an altitude of around 2,300 m (7,500 ft).
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Kainantu can be accessed via the nearby Aiyua Airstrip serviced by JAARS and from there, it's a few minutes drive north.
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The Highlands Highway connects the town to major cities like Lae in the east or towns like Auwi to the west.
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- 1 Eastern Highlands Cultural Centre and Museum. is best known for its pottery, and is one of the highlights of the Highlands. The clay used for these locally manufactured pots are all acquired locally from different areas of the Highlands region and until recently preparing the clay for use was a time consuming process, using only simple plaster beds. It wasn't until 1994 where new equipment substantially reduced the time to make these.
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- 1 Bank of South Pacific, Old Airport Road, ☏ +675 537 1065. M-Th 8:45AM-3PM, F 8:45AM-4PM.
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- Kainantu Lodge also includes a restaurant as well, and is one of the few restaurants in the town. See the contact details under the sleep section.
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- 1 Kainantu Lodge Hotel, Kainantu, ☏ +675 737 1020. 22 room hotel.