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Temotu Province
Province in Lata, Solomon Islands / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Temotu (or Te Motu, literally "the island" in Polynesian) is the easternmost province of 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. Its area is 895 square kilometres (346 square miles).
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Temotu Province | |
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Coordinates: 10°45′S 167°0′E | |
Country | ![]() |
Capital | Lata |
Government | |
• Premier | Clay Forau[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 895 km2 (346 sq mi) |
Population (2009[2]) | |
• Total | 21,362 |
• Density | 23.9/km2 (62/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+11 (+11) |
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