Guadalcanal Province

Infobox Solomon Islands Province
name = Guadalcanal Province
capital = Honiara
area = 5,336
arearank = 2nd
population = 60,275
population_as_of = 1999
populationrank = 3rd
density = 11.3
densityrank = 5th
isocode =
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footnotes = Area & pop. do not include the Capital Territory of Honiara.

Guadalcanal Province is one of the provinces of the Solomon Islands, consisting of the island of Guadalcanal. It is a 2,510 square mile (5,358 km²) island and is largely a jungle. The national capital and largest city of the Solomon Islands, Honiara, is on the island; however, in July 1983 it was designated a 22-km² separately-administered Capital Territory, and is no longer considered part of the province. The population of the province is 60,275 (1999), not including the capital territory. The population of the island (including Honiara) is 109,382 (1999). Honiara also serves as the provincial capital.

The island became the scene of the important Guadalcanal Campaign during World War II.

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