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[10] Honiara from the east. The town grew after Honiara became the capital city, receiving two-thirds of the allocations granted for the country's economic development in the 1960s and 1970s, resulting in substantial infrastructure development. Population growth was very slow and only about 5% of Solomon Islanders were living in the city.
It has a total area of 28,896 square kilometres (11,157 sq mi), [9] and a population of 734,887 according to the official estimates for mid-2023. [10] Its capital and largest city, Honiara, is located on the largest island, Guadalcanal.
The population of the province is 93,613 (2009), not including the capital territory. The population of the island (including Honiara) is 161,197 (as of 2021). Honiara serves as the provincial capital. [1] [2] The climate is rainforest tropical. [3] The estimated terrain elevation above sea level is 447 meters (1,467 ft). [4]
This is a list of islands in the world ordered by population, which includes all islands with more than 100,000 people. For comparison, continental landmasses are also shown, in italics. The population of the world's islands is over 730 million, approximately 9% of the world's total population.
The figures for Guadalcanal Province do not include the separately-administered Capital Territory of Honiara; if included, that province would have had a total population of 109,382 in 1999, when it was the second largest province by population; by 2009, the combined census total for Guadalcanal and the Capital Territory would be 179,166, which ...
With a population of 7,177 (as of 2019), it is the third largest town in the country. [1] It is situated on Ghizo Island approximately 380 kilometres (236 miles) west-northwest of the capital, Honiara , and is just southwest of the larger island of Kolombangara .
The UN Population Division has calculated the future population of the world's countries, based on current demographic trends. The UN's 2024 report projects world population to be 8.1 billion in 2024, about 9.6 billion in 2050, and about 10.2 billion in 2100. The following table shows the largest 15 countries by population as of 2024, 2050 and ...
Download QR code; Print/export ... Kola'a is a suburb of Honiara, Solomon Islands. [1] [2] References ... This page was last edited on 20 June 2024, ...