Temotu Province

Infobox Solomon Islands Province
name = Temotu Province
capital = Lata
area = 895
arearank = 7th
population = 18,912
population_as_of = 1999
populationrank = 8th
density = 21.1
densityrank = 3rd
isocode =
footnotes =
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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 make up the province are:
* Anuta
* Fatutaka
* Duff Islands ("Taumako")
* Santa Cruz Islands (including the three large islands Nendö, Vanikoro and Utupua)
* 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.

ee also

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

References

External links

* [http://www.commerce.gov.sb/Gallery/Temotu.htm Solomon Islands Photogallery of Temotu Province. Includes a map.]