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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 .
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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.
22 room hotel.
Fruit and vegetable market on M, W & Fr mornings.
A traditional Papua New Guinean market, with numerous local highlands specialties.
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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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