| Kirakira | |
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| Location on Makira Island | |
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Kirakira
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| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Solomon Islands |
| Province | Makira-Ulawa |
| Island | Makira |
| Population (1999) | |
| • Total | 979 |
Kirakira the provincial capital of the Makira-Ulawa Province in the Solomon Islands.[1][2] Kirakira is located on the north coast of Makira (formerly San Cristobal), the largest island of the province. It has roads running 18 kilometres (11 mi) east to the Warihito River and 100 kilometres (62 mi) west to Maro'u Bay.[3]
The Kirakira Airport is served by Solomon Airlines, which provides flights to Honiara and other destinations.[4]
| Climate data for Kirakira | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 31 (87) |
31 (87) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (85) |
29 (85) |
29 (85) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
31 (87) |
30.0 (86.0) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
22 (71) |
22 (71) |
22 (71) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
22.4 (72.3) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 348 (13.7) |
351 (13.8) |
381 (15) |
312 (12.3) |
290 (11.4) |
236 (9.3) |
338 (13.3) |
343 (13.5) |
259 (10.2) |
251 (9.9) |
236 (9.3) |
292 (11.5) |
3,637 (143.2) |
| Source: Weatherbase [5] | |||||||||||||