  wewak is the capital of the east sepik province of papua new guinea. it is located on the northern coast of the island of new guinea. it is the largest town between madang and jayapura. it is the see city (seat) of the roman catholic diocese of wewak. ==history== between 1943 and 1945, during world war ii, wewak was the site of the largest japanese airbase in mainland new guinea. the base was subjected to repeated bombing by australian and american forces, most notably in one massive attack on 17 august 1943. directly to the west of the town centre is a peninsula known as cape wom, which was the site of the surrender of japanese forces in new guinea on 13 september 1945. the site now houses a small memorial. the former japanese airfield is still in use as the wewak international airport. in au
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