Temotu Province

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Temotu Province

Statistics
Capital:	Lata
Area:	895 km² Ranked 7th
Inhabitants:	18,912 (1999) Ranked 8th
Pop. density:	21.1 inh./km² Ranked 3rd
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Temotu is the easternmost province of the Solomon Islands. The province was formerly known as Santa Cruz Islands Province. It consists, essentially, of two chains of islands which run parallel to each other from the northwest to the southeast.

The islands or island groups which comprise the province are:

• Anuta
• Fatutaka
• Duff Islands ("Taumako")
• Santa Cruz Islands
• Reef Islands
• Tikopia
• Tinakula

The population of 18,912 (1999) is quite diverse for the small land area encompassed. The Santa Cruz Islanders are predominantly Melanesian, although there are three groups of native Papuans in the Santa Cruz and Reef Islands, while the inhabitants of Tikopia, Anuta, the Duff Islands and some of the Reef Islands are Polynesians.

The provincial capital is Lata, located on Nendo, the largest and most important of the Santa Cruz islands.

[edit] See also

• Melanesia
• Oceania
• Pacific Islands
• Pacific Ocean
• Polynesian outlier
• Santa Cruz Islands

[edit] External links

• Solomon Islands Photogallery of Temotu Province. Includes a map.

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