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Location Lat 4° 16' 0S Long 144° 58' 0E Bogia is located on the north coast of New Guinea. Borders Bogia Harbor. To the northwest is Hansa Bay. Offshore is Kolakola Island. Today located in Madang Province in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Wartime History During 1943 occupied by the Japanese Army and used as an outpost area between the larger bases of Hansa Bay and Madang. By May 1944, the remaining Japanese forces in the area withdrew northward as the Australian Army advanced from the south. Starting in late March 1943, attacked by Allied bombers and fighters until early May 1944. Allied missions against Bogia March 27, 1943–May 2, 1944 Bogia District
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