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Temotu Province
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 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):
The islands or island groups which make up the province are:
The provincial capital is Lata, located on Nendö, the largest and most important of the Santa Cruz islands.
The population of the province was 22,319 as of 2019[update]. 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.
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.
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Temotu Province
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 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):
The islands or island groups which make up the province are:
The provincial capital is Lata, located on Nendö, the largest and most important of the Santa Cruz islands.
The population of the province was 22,319 as of 2019[update]. 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.
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.
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