General info

Entity:
Solomon Islands
Capital:
Honiara
Population (2010-07-01):
609,794 (CIA)
Area:
28,450 sq.km.
Country code:
sb
Region:
Melanesia

Census Results

1959-11-09 : 124,076
1970-02-07 : 160,998
1976-02-07 : 196,823
1986-11-23 : 285,176
1999-11-21 : 409,042

Solomon Islands

Administrative units

provincecapitalarea (sq.km.)population
1986-11-23
census
population
1999-11-21
census
source: Solomon Islands National Statistics Office.
Central ProvinceTulagi61516,65521,577
Choiseul ProvinceTaro Island3,83713,56920,008
Guadalcanal ProvinceHoniara5,33649,83160,275
Honiara (Capital Territory)Honiara2230,41349,107
Isabel ProvinceBuala4,13614,61620,421
Makira-Ulawa ProvinceKirakira3,18821,79631,006
Malaita ProvinceAuki4,22580,032122,620
Rennell-Bellona ProvinceTigoa6711,8022,377
Temotu ProvinceLata89514,78118,912
Western ProvinceGizo5,47541,68162,739
total 28,400285,176409,042

Main cities

namepopulation
1999-11-21
census
Honiara49,107
Noro3,482
Gizo2,960
Auki1,606
Tulagi1,333
source: Solomon Islands National Statistics Office.