Buna, Papua New Guinea

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Buna
The memorial plaque at the entrance to Buna Village, dedicated to Herman Bottcher and the 32nd Red Arrow Division Infantry Division.
Buna Location within Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: 8°40′S 148°24′E / 8.667°S 148.400°E / -8.667; 148.400
Country	Papua New Guinea
Province	Oro (Northern)
Time zone	UTC+10 (AEST)

Buna is a village in Oro Province, Papua New Guinea. It was the site in part, of the Battle of Buna–Gona during World War II, when it constituted a variety of native huts and a handful of houses with an airstrip. Buna was the trailhead to the Kokoda Track leading to Kokoda.