Salomonen
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- Gegründet
- 1978
- Fläche
- 28400,0 km²
- Hauptstadt
- Honiara
- Amtssprachen
- English
Einwohnerentwicklung
- 1960: 117869
- 1965: 136847
- 1970: 160292
- 1975: 193447
- 1980: 230614
- 1985: 270809
- 1989: 303258
- 1994: 349250
- 1999: 401323
- 2004: 457827
- 2009: 514964
- 2017: 611343
Hier geboren
- David Vunagi (1950–2025) – Solomon Islands cleric, Anglican bishop
- Derek Sikua (1959) – Solomon Islands politician
- Frank Kabui (1946) – Governor-General of the Solomon Islands
- Snyder Rini (1948–2025) – Prime Minister of Solomon Islands
- Danny Philip (1953) – Prime Minister of Solomon Islands
- Ezekiel Alebua (1947–2022) – Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands (1947-2022)
- Peter Kenilorea (1943–2016) – Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands (1943-2016)
- Nathaniel Waena (1945–2026) – Solomon Island politician
Quelle: Wikidata (CC0 1.0) · Bild: User:SKopp, Public domain – Wikimedia Commons · Bild: Prez001, CC BY-SA 3.0 – Wikimedia Commons
Aktuelle Beiträge
- Solomon Islands – from ancient island societies to independence in 1978 · Rennell und Bellona ·
People have lived in the Solomon Islands for many thousands of years. Early Papuan-speaking settlers were later joined by Austronesian seafarers, and the islands developed a remarkable variety of languages, customs and …
- Choiseul Island – Lauru, renamed by Bougainville in 1768 · Choiseul ·
Known to its own people as Lauru, the island was named Choiseul in 1768 by the French explorer Louis Antoine de Bougainville, after the French foreign minister of the day. The first recorded European sighting came earli…
- Isabel Province – Santa Isabel Island and its capital Buala · Isabel ·
Isabel Province is built around Santa Isabel Island, the long, mountainous island that carries the name given during the Spanish expedition of 1568 and where most of its roughly 31,420 residents lived in 2019. The provi…
- Choiseul Province – Lauru, the island of many names · Western ·
The people who first settled the big island called it Lauru. In 1568 the Spanish explorer Álvaro de Mendaña sighted it from Santa Isabel on Saint Mark's Day and charted it as San Marcos, and two centuries later, in 1768…
- Central Province – Tulagi and the islands of the Nggela group · Central ·
Central Province brings together the Russell Islands, the Nggela or Florida Islands and Savo Island, a compact territory of 615 square kilometres set in the waters north of Guadalcanal. Its capital is Tulagi, a small ha…
- Guadalcanal Province – an island named after a village in Seville · Guadalcanal ·
The island's name was given by Pedro de Ortega Valencia, who came from the village of Guadalcanal near Seville in Spain; centuries later the name became known worldwide through the long and costly campaign fought here d…
- Honiara – capital of Solomon Islands since 1952 · Honiara ·
Honiara officially became the capital of the British Protectorate of Solomon Islands in 1952, with government buildings opening that January. The decision followed the Second World War: infrastructure built here by Unit…
- Malaita – the most populous province of Solomon Islands · Malaita ·
Malaita is the most populous province of Solomon Islands, home to 172,740 people in 2019 across an area of 4,225 square kilometres. It takes its name from its largest island, Malaita, also called Big Malaita or Maramapa…
- Temotu – the easternmost province of Solomon Islands · Temotu ·
Temotu, whose name means simply 'the island' in several Polynesian languages, is the easternmost province of Solomon Islands and was formerly known as Santa Cruz Islands Province. Its land area is only 868 square kilome…
- Rennell and Bellona – Polynesian outliers in a Melanesian archipelago · Rennell und Bellona ·
Rennell and Bellona are two inhabited raised coral atolls whose people speak a Polynesian language, which makes them Polynesian outliers within the largely Melanesian Solomon Islands. Islanders call their homes Mungava …
- Makira-Ulawa – the island province east of Guadalcanal · Makira und Ulawa ·
Makira-Ulawa is one of the nine provinces of Solomon Islands, made up mainly of the island of Makira, east of Guadalcanal, together with Ulawa and smaller neighbouring islands. Its largest town and capital is Kirakira, …
- Choiseul Island: History · Choiseul ·
In 1768, the French explorer Louis Antoine de Bougainville named the island after the then French foreign minister, Étienne François, duc de Choiseul. The first recorded sighting by Europeans was by the Spanish expediti…
- Choiseul Island · Choiseul ·
Choiseul Island, native name Lauru, is the largest island (2,971 km2 (1,147 sq mi)) of the Choiseul Province, Solomon Islands, at 7.08°S 157°E / -7.08; 157. The administrative headquarters of Choiseul Province is situa…
- Isabel Province · Isabel ·
Isabel Province (also spelled Ysabel) is one of the provinces of Solomon Islands. The province had a population of around 31,420 as of 2019, mostly concentrated on the main island, Santa Isabel Island. The capital of th…
- Choiseul Province: History · Western ·
=== Discovery and naming === When the natives first arrived and discovered the big island, they called it Lauru. Then, in 1568, the Spanish explorer Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira rediscovered the island and named it San Ma…
- Choiseul Province · Western ·
Choiseul Province is one of the nine provinces of Solomon Islands. It lies southeast of Bougainville (part of Papua New Guinea), west of Santa Isabel Island, and north of Vella Lavella, Kolombangara & New Georgia. It ha…
- Central Province (Solomon Islands) · Central ·
The Central Province is one of the provinces of Solomon Islands, covering the Russell Islands, Nggela Islands (Florida Islands) and Savo Island. Its area comprises 615 square kilometres (237 square miles) and had a popu…
- Guadalcanal Province · Guadalcanal ·
Guadalcanal Province is one of the nine provinces of Solomon Islands, consisting primarily of the island of Guadalcanal. Its area is 5,336 km2 (2,060 sq mi) and is largely jungle. Its name was given by Pedro de Ortega V…
- Honiara: See · Honiara ·
1 Guadalcanal American Memorial. (updated Oct 2017) 2 National Museum (Located across from the Mendana Hotel). (updated May 2019) 3 Aola Bay. A key location during the Battle of Guadalcanal (updated May 2019) 4 Tenaru…
- Honiara: History · Honiara ·
The name Honiara derives from nagho ni ara which roughly translates as "place of the east wind" or "facing the southeast wind" in one of the Guadalcanal languages. The town has not been extensively documented and little…
Termine
- New moon · · Salomonen,
- World Diabetes Day · · Salomonen,
- International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women · · Salomonen,
- Full moon · · Salomonen,
- World AIDS Day · · Salomonen,
- United Nations' International Day of Persons with Disabilities · · Salomonen,
- International Volunteer Day · · Salomonen,
- Western Province Day · · Salomonen, Central
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