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Mendi | |
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  Mendi Location within Papua New Guinea | |
| Coordinates: 6°8′52″S 143°39′26″E / 6.14778°S 143.65722°E | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea |
| Province | Southern Highlands |
| District | Mendi-Munihu District |
| LLG | Mendi Urban LLG |
| Elevation | 1,620 m (5,310 ft) |
| Population (2013) | |
• Total | 56,055 |
| • Rank | 10th |
| Languages | |
| • Main languages | Tok Pisin, Angal, Kewa |
| • Traditional language | Angal |
| Time zone | UTC+10 (AEST) |
| Postcode | 251 |
| Climate | Cfb |
Mendi, Papua New Guinea, is the provincial capital of the Southern Highlands Province, and the capital of Mendi-Munihu District. The Lai River flows by the town.[1][2] It is served by Mendi Airport. The town falls under Mendi Urban LLG.
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- ^ Irion, G.; Petr, T. (1983). "Clay mineralogy of selected soils and sediments of the Purari River basin". In Petr, T. (ed.). The Purari — tropical environment of a high rainfall river basin. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer Verlag. pp. 91–92. ISBN 978-94-009-7263-6.