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).
4-592: Temotu can refer to: Temotu Province , a province of the Solomon Islands Temotu, Tuvalu , an island in Vaitupu, Tuvalu Temotu, Kiribati , a village on Marakei, Kiribati See also [ edit ] Temotu languages Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Temotu . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
8-459: Is sub-divided into the following wards: Temotu Province (pop 21,362) The islands or island groups which make up the province are: The provincial capital is Lata , located on Nendö , the largest and most important of the Santa Cruz islands. The population of 21,362 (2009) is quite diverse for the small land area encompassed. The Santa Cruz Islanders are predominantly Melanesian , although
12-708: The inhabitants of Tikopia, Anuta, the Duff Islands and some of the Reef Islands are Polynesians . The province has given its name to the Temotu languages , a putative linguistic subgroup within the broader Oceanic family of languages. The languages spoken in the province include all nine Temotu languages proper, plus two Polynesian outlier languages: Vaeakau-Taumako and Tikopia . 10°45′S 167°00′E / 10.750°S 167.000°E / -10.750; 167.000 This Solomon Islands location article
16-417: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Temotu&oldid=543980014 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Temotu Province Temotu Province
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