Makira and Ulawa
Makira and Ulawa | |
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geography | |
Country: | Solomon Islands |
Waters: | Pacific Ocean |
Islands: | Makira , Ulawa , Owaraha , Owariki , Uki Ni Masi , Olu Malau Islands and numerous small. Islands |
Geographical location: | 10 ° 26 ′ S , 161 ° 52 ′ E |
Basic data | |
Surface: | 3188 km² |
Residents: | 40,420 |
Population density: | 13 inhabitants / km² |
Capital: | Kirakira |
Situation map | |
The province of Makira and Ulawa officially Makira Ulawa Province, located in the south of the Pacific island state of Solomon Islands . It borders in the north-west on the province of Guadalcanal , in which the Solomonic capital Honiara is located, in the north-east on the province of Malaita and in the south-west on the province of Rennell and Bellona .
The provincial capital Kirakira is located on the northeast coast of Makira (formerly: San Cristobal), the largest island of Makira and Ulawa with 3,090 km² . The much smaller island of Ulawa (63 km²) is about 70 km to the northeast. The province also includes numerous smaller islands, including Owaraha , Owariki , Uki Ni Masi and the Olu Malau Islands .
The area of all the islands of Makira and Ulawa is 3,188 km². After the census of 2009 40.420 people lived in the province, the majority of the island Makira.