| Kundiawa | |
| Pushpin Map: | Papua New Guinea |
| Coordinates: | -6.0167°N 202°W |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Papua New Guinea |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Papua New Guinea |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Simbu Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kundiawa-Gembogl District |
| Subdivision Type3: | LLG |
| Subdivision Name3: | Kundiawa Urban |
| Population Total: | 11553 |
| Population As Of: | 2013 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Main languages |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Kuman, Tok Pisin, English, Dom, Sinasina |
| Elevation M: | 1524 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postcode |
| Postal Code: | 461 |
| Timezone1: | AEST |
| Utc Offset1: | +10 |
| Blank Name: | Location |
| Blank1 Name: | Climate |
| Blank1 Info: | Af |
Kundiawa is the capital of Simbu Province, Papua New Guinea, with a population of 8,147 (2000 Census). It lies along the Highlands Highway approximately halfway between Goroka and Mount Hagen, respectively the capitals of the Eastern Highlands and Western Highlands provinces.
Kundiawa is the centre of activity for people who are formally employed (which is a relatively small minority, because most people farm) but also for people who want to sell the coffee that they have grown, or to catch PMVs (public motor vehicles) to other towns. The busiest time in Kundiawa is every other Friday afternoon, because this is when everyone gets paid.
It is a relatively small town, containing a bank, a police station, one of the few airports in the province, several stores, a hospital, a post office, a second-hand market, two food markets and several churches. The Highlands Highway is the only paved road that leads out of it, but there are several smaller, unpaved roads, including one of the roads to Mount Wilhelm.
The Wahgi River runs along one side of Kundiawa, and the Simbu River, which runs on and becomes the Wahgi, flows along the other side. The terrain around Kundiawa is very steep and mountainous, and many people walk several kilometres each way to get to Kundiawa from their villages because they don't have access to roads.
Kundiawa has a relatively cool tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af), bordering on a subtropical highland climate (Cfb) due to altitude. It features mild mornings, very warm but not hot afternoons, and heavy rainfall year round.
The rugged terrain prevent people from having an elaborate commercial agriculture. However, they are known for their skilled cultivation on these very steep, sloping terrains. Their main foods are sweet potato, taro, banana, and sugar cane. Coffee is the main cash crop.
There are different ethnic-linguistic groups, Dom, Bomai, Golin and Kuman. The most spoken language is the Kuman with more than 115,000 speakers. Kuman is understood and spoken by almost all the different ethnic groups.
Melbourne Storm and Papua New Guinea national rugby league team centre, Justin Olam was born and grew up in Kundiawa.
England wicketkeeper Geraint Jones was born in Kundiawa.