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Wewak International Airport was formerly a Japanese airfield and is still in use today.

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Wewak

Papua New Guinea

Country
Papua New Guinea
Population
25.1K
Coordinates
-3.55, 143.62
1377th most populous city in the world

Wewak is the capital of the East Sepik province of Papua New Guinea. It is on the northern coast of the island of New Guinea. It is the largest town between Madang and Jayapura. It is the see city (seat) of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wewak.

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