See also: Telefomin District and Telefomin Rural LLG.
| Telefomin | |
| Pushpin Map: | Papua New Guinea Sandaun Province |
| Coordinates: | -5.125°N 141.6417°W |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Sandaun Province |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Papua New Guinea |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Sandaun Province (West Sepik) |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Main languages |
| Timezone1: | AEST |
| Utc Offset1: | +10 |
| Blank Name: | Location |
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| Blank1 Name: | Climate |
| Blank1 Info: | Af |
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.
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.