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Malaita
Sign in to saveMalaita is the primary island of Malaita Province in Solomon Islands. Malaita is the most populous island of the Solomon Islands, with a population of 161,832 as of 2021, or more than a third of the entire national population. It is also the second largest island in the country by area, after Guadalcanal.
Key facts
- Islands.name
- Malaita
- Islands.image_name
- Malaita Island NASA.jpg
- Islands.image_caption
- Malaita Island seen from space (false colour)
- Islands.map_image
- Solomon Islands - Malaita.PNG
- Islands.location
- Pacific Ocean
- Islands.archipelago
- Solomon Islands
- Islands.area_km2
- 4307
- Islands.highest_mount
- Mount Kalourat
- Islands.elevation_m
- 1303
- Islands.country
- Solomon Islands
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title
- Province
- Islands.country_admin_divisions
- Malaita
- Islands.country_largest_city
- Auki
- Islands.country_largest_city_population
- 7,882 (2021
- Islands.population
- 161,832
- Islands.population_as_of
- 2021
- Islands.density_km2
- 32.5
- Islands.ethnic_groups
- See § Demographics and culture
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Article
20 sectionsContents
- Name
- History
- Early settlement and European discovery
- Labour trade and missions
- Establishment of colonial power
- Post-independence
- Geography
- Environment
- Important Bird Area
- Dolphin hunting
- Demographics and culture
- Languages and ethnic groups
- Religion
- Economy
- Arts
- Notable people
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Malaita is the primary island of Malaita Province in Solomon Islands. Malaita is the most populous island of the Solomon Islands, with a population of 161,832 as of 2021, or more than a third of the entire national population. It is also the second largest island in the country by area, after Guadalcanal.
The largest city and provincial capital is Auki, on the northwest coast and is on the northern shore of the Langa Langa Lagoon. The people of the Langa Langa Lagoon and the Lau Lagoon on the northeast coast of Malaita call themselves wane i asi ‘salt-water people’ as distinct from wane i tolo ‘bush people’ who live in the interior of the island. thumb|upright|The bishop George Augustus Selwyn