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Honiara (sh)




Town (pop., 1999 est.: 49,107), capital of the Solomon Islands, South Pacific Ocean.

Situated at the mouth of the Mataniko River on the north coast of Guadalcanal, Honiara is a port and communications centre which trades chiefly in coconuts, timber, fish, and some gold. It developed during World War II around the site of a U.S. military headquarters and became the capital in 1952.