Solomon Islands

Native Name: Solomon Islands

ISO-Code: SLB

Capital: Honiara

Contents

The provinces of the Solomon Islands and all towns exceeding 1,000 inhabitants.

Provinces
Principal Towns
Table of Towns

Provinces

	Name	Abbr.	Status	Capital	A (km2)	C 1976-02-07	C 1986-11-23	C 1999-11-21	P 2007-07-01
<	Central	CEN	Prov	Tulagi	615	11,683	16,655	21,577	26,100
<	Choiseul	CHO	Prov	Taro	3,837	10,349	13,569	20,008	24,100
<	Guadalcanal	GUA	Prov	Honiara	5,336	31,677	49,831	60,275	73,000
<	Honiara	HON	Cap	Honiara	22	14,942	30,413	49,107	59,100
<	Isabel	ISA	Prov	Buala	4,136	10,420	14,616	20,421	24,500
<	Makira (& Ulawa)	MAK	Prov	Kirakira	3,188	14,891	21,796	31,006	37,700
<	Malaita	MAL	Prov	Auki	4,225	60,043	80,032	122,620	149,200
<	Rennell (& Bellona)	REN	Prov	Tigoa	671	1,893	1,802	2,377	2,800
<	Temotu (Eastern Islands)	TEM	Prov	Lata	865	10,945	14,781	18,912	22,800
<	Western	WES	Prov	Gizo	5,475	29,980	41,681	62,739	75,800
	Solomon Islands	SLB		Honiara	28,370	196,823	285,176	409,042	495,000

(1976) (1986) (1999) Solomon Islands Census Office: 1999 Population and Housing Census - Main Results.
(2007) Solomon Islands National Statistics Office (web).

Principal Towns

	Name	Adm.	C C 1999-11-21
1	Honiara	HON	49,107
2	Noro	WES	3,482
3	Gizo	WES	2,960

Table of Towns

	Name	Adm.	C C 1986-11-23	C C 1999-11-21
<	Auki	MAL	1,300	1,606
<	Buala	ISA	...	...
<	Gizo	WES	2,070	2,960
<	Honiara	HON	30,413	49,107
<	Kirakira	MAK	...	...
<	Lata	TEM	...	...
<	Noro	WES	...	3,482
<	Taro	CHO	...	...
<	Tigoa	REN	...	...
<	Tulagi	CEN	1,622	1,333

(1999) Solomon Islands Census Office: 1999 Population and Housing Census - Main Results.