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Honiara

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Honiara (hō'nēär`ə), town (1986 pop. 30,413), capital of the Solomon Islands. Located on Guadalcanal in the SW Pacific, Honiara was rebuilt to replace the former capital of Tulaghi at the end of World War II and occupies the site of an important American campaign against the Japanese. The town now has an expanded harbor, a reconstructed Government House, and a national museum.

Honiara

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.

Honiara
the capital of the Solomon Islands, on NW Guadalcanal Island. Pop.: 61 000 (2005 est.)
Honiara 

a city and port on the island of Guadalcanal. Capital of the Solomon Islands. Population, 17,000 (1973). Coconut plantations are located in the area, and copra is exported.
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Aug 29, 2009 Solomon Islands International flights in and out of Honiara, Solomon Islands, have resumed after a 12-hour stoppage following a nationwide strike by government workers of whom Civil Aviation officers are members.
Destination News - Asia / Pacific by Airguide Online
Other large increases in relative cost of living in the past year are Honiara in the Solomon Islands up 37% compared to July 2008, Caracas up 22%, Kigali in Rwanda up 19% while the 5th largest jump belongs to Manama in Bahrain, up 17%.
International Cost of Living Rankings July 2009 by Steven Coleman / Jobs and Careers community
Other large increases in relative cost of living in the past year are Honiara in the Solomon Islands up 37% compared to July 2008, Caracas up 22%, Kigali in Rwanda up 19% while the 5th largest jump belongs to Manama in Bahrain, up 17%.
International Cost of Living Rankings July 2009 by Steven Coleman / Finance and Investment community
 
 
 
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