Wairopi
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Wairopi ({{langx|en|Wire Rope Bridge}}) is a village along the Kumusi River, in Oro Province, Papua New Guinea. The village lies along the Kokoda Track.
History
During the retreat of the ill-fated Imperial Japanese campaign along the Kokoda Track during the Second World War, Japanese Major General Tomitarō Horii drowned while attempting to cross the Kumusi River at Wairopi, after the battle of Oivi-Gorari.{{Harvnb|Brune|2004|p=419}}{{Harvnb|Lindsay|2002|p=122}}
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References
- {{Cite book|last1=Brune|first1=Peter|title=A Bastard of a Place|publisher=Allen & Unwin|date=2004|isbn=1-74114-403-5}}
- {{Cite book|last1=Lindsay|first1=Patrick|title=The Spirit of Kokoda: Then and Now|publisher=Hardie Grant Books|date=2002|isbn=1-74066-075-7}}
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Category:Populated places in Oro Province
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