Temotu Province
Province in Lata, Solomon Islands
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Temotu (or Te Motu, literally "the island" in several Polynesian languages) is the easternmost province of Solomon Islands. The province was formerly known as Santa Cruz Islands Province. Its area is 868 square kilometres (335 sq mi).
Temotu Province | |
|---|---|
 Flag | |
.png) Map of the Temotu province | |
 | |
| Coordinates: 10°45′S 167°0′E | |
| Country |  Solomon Islands |
| Capital | Lata |
| Government | |
| • Premier | Hon. Stanley Tehiahua |
| Area | |
• Total | 868 km2 (335 sq mi) |
| Population (2019 census)[2] | |
• Total | 22,319 |
| • Density | 25.7/km2 (66.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+11 (+11) |
| ISO 3166 code | SB-TE |
Administrative divisions
Temotu Province is sub-divided into the following constituencies (or electoral districts), which are further sub-divided into wards (with populations at the 2009 and 2019 Censuses respectively):[3]
| Name | Population (2009 census) | Population (2019 census) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | ||
| 48. – Temotu Pele[a] | 5,527 | 2,621 | 2,906 | 5,395 | 2,637 | 2,758 | |
| 48.01. | Fenualoa | 1,305 | 618 | 687 | 1,262 | 621 | 641 |
| 48.02. | Polynesian Outer Islands[b] | 353 | 165 | 188 | 283 | 134 | 149 |
| 48.03. | Nipua/Nopoli | 880 | 422 | 458 | 912 | 456 | 456 |
| 48.04. | Lipe/Temua | 793 | 367 | 426 | 747 | 346 | 401 |
| 48.05. | Manuopo | 1,030 | 496 | 534 | 1,112 | 546 | 566 |
| 48.06. | Nenumpo | 1,166 | 553 | 613 | 1,079 | 534 | 545 |
| 49. – Temotu Nende[c] | 11,578 | 5,768 | 5,810 | 12,345 | 6,201 | 6,144 | |
| 49.07. | Nevenema | 947 | 460 | 487 | 1,081 | 522 | 559 |
| 49.08. | Luva Station | 2,335 | 1,143 | 1,192 | 1,953 | 1,018 | 935 |
| 49.09. | Graciosa Bay | 1,264 | 638 | 626 | 1,451 | 741 | 710 |
| 49.10. | Nea/Noole | 1,770 | 874 | 896 | 1,837 | 885 | 952 |
| 49.11. | North East Santa Cruz | 1,843 | 936 | 907 | 2,178 | 1,121 | 1,057 |
| 49.12. | Nanggu/Lord Howe | 1,861 | 955 | 906 | 2,144 | 1,071 | 1,073 |
| 49.17. | Neo | 1,558 | 762 | 796 | 1,701 | 843 | 858 |
| 50. – Temotu Valu | 4,257 | 2,077 | 2,180 | 4,579 | 2,217 | 2,362 | |
| 50.13. | Duff Islands | 511 | 262 | 249 | 493 | 237 | 256 |
| 50.14. | Utupua | 1,168 | 586 | 582 | 1,356 | 666 | 690 |
| 50.15. | Vanikoro | 1,293 | 625 | 668 | 1,670 | 826 | 844 |
| 50.16. | Tikopia | 1,285 | 604 | 681 | 1,060 | 488 | 574 |
| Total | 21,362 | 10,466 | 10,896 | 22,319 | 11,055 | 11,264 | |
- Notes
Islands
The islands or island groups which make up the province are:
- Anuta
- Duff Islands (including Taumako)
- Fatutaka
- Reef Islands (including Fenualoa, Lomlom, Makalom, Matema, Nalongo and Nupani, Nifiloli, Nukapu, Patteson Shoal, Pigeon Island and Pileni)
- Santa Cruz Islands (including the large island Nendö)
- Tikopia
The provincial capital is Lata, located on Nendö, the largest and most important of the Santa Cruz islands.
Population
The population of the province was 22,319 as of 2019[update].[2] The province is quite diverse for its small land area. The Santa Cruz Islanders are predominantly Melanesian, although the inhabitants of Tikopia, Anuta, the Duff Islands and some of the Reef Islands are Polynesians.
Languages
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 of the Temotu languages proper, plus two Polynesian outlier languages: Vaeakau-Taumako and Tikopia.
See also
- Remote Oceania
- Koch, Gerd (1971). Die Materielle Kultur der Santa Cruz-Inseln (in German). Berlin: (Museum fur Volkerkunde) Ethnological Museum of Berlin.
