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
surface form: Central Province (Solomon Islands)

Choiseul Province
Guadalcanal Province
Papua New Guinea maritime boundary
capital Gizo
country Solomon Islands
hasChristianDenomination Anglican Church of Melanesia
Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church

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

Polynesian outliers
surface form: Polynesian outlier communities
hasIsland Gizo Island
Kolombangara Island
New Georgia Islands
surface form: New Georgia Island

Ranongga Island
Shortland Islands
Simbo Island
Ndeni Island
surface form: Tetepare Island

Treasury Islands
Vangunu Island
Vella Lavella Island
hasIslandGroup New Georgia Islands
hasLagoon Marovo Lagoon
hasLanguageGroup Austronesian languages
Trans–New Guinea languages
surface form: 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 of Solomon Islands
this entity surface form: Western Province (Solomon Islands)
Pijin spokenIn Western Province of Solomon Islands
this entity surface form: Western Province (Solomon Islands)
New Georgia Islands administrativeDivisionOf Western Province of Solomon Islands
this entity surface form: Western Province, Solomon Islands
Commander, Allied Land Forces, South West Pacific Area areaOfResponsibility Western Province of Solomon Islands
this entity surface form: Solomon Islands (western part)
Choiseul locatedIn Western Province of Solomon Islands
this entity surface form: Western Province, Solomon Islands
Choiseul locatedIn Western Province of Solomon Islands
this entity surface form: western Solomon Islands
Bilua language primaryLocation Western Province of Solomon Islands
this entity surface form: Western Province, Solomon Islands
New Georgia languages region Western Province of Solomon Islands
this entity surface form: Western Province, Solomon Islands
Roviana spokenIn Western Province of Solomon Islands
this entity surface form: Western Province, Solomon Islands
Roviana region Western Province of Solomon Islands
this entity surface form: Western Province, Solomon Islands
Simbo region Western Province of Solomon Islands
this entity surface form: Western Solomon Islands
Hoava region Western Province of Solomon Islands
this entity surface form: Western Province, Solomon Islands
Roviana language spokenIn Western Province of Solomon Islands
this entity surface form: Western Province, Solomon Islands
Roviana language primaryArea Western Province of Solomon Islands
this entity surface form: New Georgia group, Solomon Islands
Hoava language spokenIn Western Province of Solomon Islands
this entity surface form: Western Province, Solomon Islands
Baniata spokenIn Western Province of Solomon Islands
this entity surface form: Western Province, Solomon Islands
Marovo spokenIn Western Province of Solomon Islands
this entity surface form: Western Province, Solomon Islands
Marovo region Western Province of Solomon Islands
this entity surface form: Western Province, Solomon Islands
Vella Lavella region Western Province of Solomon Islands
this entity surface form: Western Province, Solomon Islands
Munda airfield on New Georgia locatedIn Western Province of Solomon Islands
subject surface form: Munda airfield
this entity surface form: Western Province, Solomon Islands
Blackett Strait region Western Province of Solomon Islands
this entity surface form: Western Province, Solomon Islands
Sir George Lepping placeOfBirth Western Province of Solomon Islands
this entity surface form: Western Province, Solomon Islands
Kula Gulf region Western Province of Solomon Islands
this entity surface form: Western Province, Solomon Islands
Kula Strait partOf Western Province of Solomon Islands
this entity surface form: Western Province, Solomon Islands
Kagau locatedIn Western Province of Solomon Islands
this entity surface form: Western Solomon Islands
Bougainville Strait region Western Province of Solomon Islands
this entity surface form: Western Province, Solomon Islands
Gatokae locatedIn Western Province of Solomon Islands
this entity surface form: Western Province, Solomon Islands
Shortland Islands locatedIn Western Province of Solomon Islands
this entity surface form: Western Province, Solomon Islands
Sirokakara region Western Province of Solomon Islands
this entity surface form: Western Solomon Islands