Makira and Ulawa

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Makira and Ulawa
Flag of Makira and Ulawa
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 Coordinates: 10 ° 26 ′  S , 161 ° 52 ′  E
Basic data
Surface: 3188 km²
Residents: 40,420
Population density: 13 inhabitants / km²
Capital: Kirakira
Situation map
Papua-Neuguinea Choiseul (Provinz) Western (Salomonen) Central (Salomonen) Isabel (Salomonen) Malaita (Provinz) Guadalcanal (Provinz) Makira und Ulawa Rennel und Bellona Temotu (Provinz) VanuatuMakira-Ulawa Province in Solomon Islands (glow) .svg
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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.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. www.statoids.com