Telefomin

See also: Telefomin District and Telefomin Rural LLG

Telefomin is a station town on the border of Sandaun and Western Provinces in Papua New Guinea. The town started during the Second World War after Mick Leahy was assigned to engineer an airstrip in 1944 for the United States for use against the Imperial Japanese Army forces based in New Guinea.

Telefomin
An image of Telefomin from space, the Sepik river can be seen, only a short distance from its source.
Telefomin Location within Sandaun Province
Coordinates: 5°07′30″S 141°38′30″E
Country	Papua New Guinea
Province	Sandaun Province (West Sepik)
Time zone	UTC+10 (AEST)
Location	47 km (29 mi) NE of Tabubil 272 km (169 mi) S of Vanimo 470 km (290 mi) NNW of Daru 780 km (480 mi) NW of Port Moresby
Climate	Af

The Sepik River runs west–east south of the town. The Baptist Mission of Telefomin contains a notable museum and fossils that have been found in the area.^[1]

The Telefomin peoples traditionally have carved designs onto tall boards for the entrances of their houses.^[2]

In 1953 two Australian patrol officers and four police were killed by tribesman in the Telefomin Incident.