Guadalcanal Province

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Guadalcanal Province
Statistics
Capital: Honiara
Area: 5,336 km²
Ranked 2nd
Inhabitants: 60,275 (1999)
Ranked 3rd
Pop. density: 11.3 inh./km²
Ranked 5th

Note: area and population do not include the Capital Territory of Honiara.

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Guadalcanal Province
Statistics
Capital:	Honiara
Area:	5,336 km² Ranked 2nd
Inhabitants:	60,275 (1999) Ranked 3rd
Pop. density:	11.3 inh./km² Ranked 5th
Note: area and population do not include the Capital Territory of Honiara.
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Guadalcanal Province is one of the provinces of the Solomon Islands, consisting of the island of Guadalcanal. It is a 2,510 square mile (5,358 km²) island and is largely a jungle. The national capital and largest city of the Solomon Islands, Honiara, is on the island; however, in July 1983 it was designated a 22-km² separately-administered Capital Territory, and is no longer considered part of the province. The population of the province is 60,275 (1999), not including the capital territory. The population of the island (including Honiara) is 109,382 (1999). The provincial capital is also Honiara.

The island became the scene of the important Guadalcanal Campaign during World War II.

Provinces of the Solomon Islands
Central \| Choiseul \| Guadalcanal \| Isabel \| Makira-Ulawa \| Malaita \| Rennell and Bellona \| Temotu \| Western

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