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).
5-480: Temotu Province 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
10-402: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Lata, Solomon Islands Lata is the provincial capital of Temotu Province , Solomon Islands . As of 2007, it had 553 inhabitants. There are a few rest houses for overnight stays. There is a post office, telecom office and numerous stores. The town contains a small air strip with flights to Makira and Honiara . Shipping service
15-555: Is irregular, but occasionally transport can be found to Honiara or the outer islands. Outboard canoe travel around the island of Nendo or to the Reef Islands is possible. Temotu Province's main hospital, Lata Hospital is situated in Lata town. The only fixed-wing service is by Solomon Airlines . The Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI) used to provide its own helicopter flights fortnightly to Lata. During
20-628: The ethnic tensions of 2003, there were no problems in Lata, mainly due to its being so far away from the capital, Honiara. Lata is serviced by one free to air analogue television channel broadcast in the VHF band on 175.25MHz providing a mix of sport and news content. The channel is provided by Telekom Television, wholly owned by Solomon Telekom one of two telecommunications providers in the Solomon Islands. Neighborhoods in Lata: • Matamotu Lata has
25-724: 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
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