Western Province of Solomon Islands

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The Western Province of the Solomon Islands is an island-rich administrative region in the country’s northwest, known for its diverse indigenous communities, marine biodiversity, and important role in the nation’s culture and economy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf province of the Solomon Islands
borders Central Province (Solomon Islands)
Choiseul Province
Guadalcanal Province
Papua New Guinea maritime boundary
capital Gizo
country Solomon Islands
hasChristianDenomination Anglican Church of Melanesia
Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

United Church in Solomon Islands
hasConservationArea Tetepare Island conservation area
hasEconomicActivity copra production
fishing
logging
small-scale agriculture
tourism
hasEthnicGroup Melanesian peoples
linked to: Melanesians

Polynesian outlier communities
linked to: Polynesian outliers
hasIsland Gizo Island
Kolombangara Island
New Georgia Island
linked to: New Georgia Islands

Ranongga Island
Shortland Islands
Simbo Island
Tetepare Island
linked to: Ndeni Island

Treasury Islands
Vangunu Island
Vella Lavella Island
hasIslandGroup New Georgia Islands
hasLagoon Marovo Lagoon
hasLanguageGroup Austronesian languages
Papuan languages
hasProtectedArea Marovo Lagoon
hasReligion Christianity
hasSignificantSector subsistence economy
hasUNESCOTentativeSite Marovo–Tetepare Complex
knownFor World War II historical sites
coral reefs
dive tourism
marine biodiversity
traditional cultures
largestTown Gizo
locatedIn Melanesia
South Pacific Ocean
northwestern Solomon Islands
officialLanguage English
partOf Solomon Islands
playsRoleIn culture of Solomon Islands
economy of Solomon Islands
timeZone UTC+11
usesLinguaFranca Solomon Islands Pijin

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Northwest Solomonic languages hasRegion Western Province of Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands Time timeZoneOf Western Province (Solomon Islands)
linked to: Western Province of Solomon Islands
Pijin spokenIn Western Province (Solomon Islands)
linked to: Western Province of Solomon Islands
New Georgia Islands administrativeDivisionOf Western Province, Solomon Islands
linked to: Western Province of Solomon Islands
Commander, Allied Land Forces, South West Pacific Area areaOfResponsibility Solomon Islands (western part)
linked to: Western Province of Solomon Islands
Choiseul locatedIn Western Province, Solomon Islands
linked to: Western Province of Solomon Islands
Choiseul locatedIn western Solomon Islands
linked to: Western Province of Solomon Islands
Bilua language primaryLocation Western Province, Solomon Islands
linked to: Western Province of Solomon Islands
New Georgia languages region Western Province, Solomon Islands
linked to: Western Province of Solomon Islands
Roviana spokenIn Western Province, Solomon Islands
linked to: Western Province of Solomon Islands
Roviana region Western Province, Solomon Islands
linked to: Western Province of Solomon Islands
Simbo region Western Solomon Islands
linked to: Western Province of Solomon Islands
Hoava region Western Province, Solomon Islands
linked to: Western Province of Solomon Islands
Roviana language spokenIn Western Province, Solomon Islands
linked to: Western Province of Solomon Islands
Roviana language primaryArea New Georgia group, Solomon Islands
linked to: Western Province of Solomon Islands
Hoava language spokenIn Western Province, Solomon Islands
linked to: Western Province of Solomon Islands
Baniata spokenIn Western Province, Solomon Islands
linked to: Western Province of Solomon Islands
Marovo spokenIn Western Province, Solomon Islands
linked to: Western Province of Solomon Islands
Marovo region Western Province, Solomon Islands
linked to: Western Province of Solomon Islands
Vella Lavella region Western Province, Solomon Islands
linked to: Western Province of Solomon Islands
Munda airfield locatedIn Western Province, Solomon Islands
subject linked to: Munda airfield on New Georgia
linked to: Western Province of Solomon Islands
Blackett Strait region Western Province, Solomon Islands
linked to: Western Province of Solomon Islands
Sir George Lepping placeOfBirth Western Province, Solomon Islands
linked to: Western Province of Solomon Islands
Kula Gulf region Western Province, Solomon Islands
linked to: Western Province of Solomon Islands
Kula Strait partOf Western Province, Solomon Islands
linked to: Western Province of Solomon Islands
Kagau locatedIn Western Solomon Islands
linked to: Western Province of Solomon Islands
Bougainville Strait region Western Province, Solomon Islands
linked to: Western Province of Solomon Islands
Gatokae locatedIn Western Province, Solomon Islands
linked to: Western Province of Solomon Islands
Shortland Islands locatedIn Western Province, Solomon Islands
linked to: Western Province of Solomon Islands
Sirokakara region Western Solomon Islands
linked to: Western Province of Solomon Islands