Honiara
Honiara, town, capital of the Solomon Islands, southwestern Pacific Ocean. The town is situated at the mouth of the Mataniko River on the north coast of Guadalcanal. A port and communications centre, it trades chiefly in coconuts, timber, fish, and some gold (from Gold Ridge in the centre of the island). Honiara International Airport is located approximately 10 miles (16 km) east of the town. Prior to World War II, Honiara did not exist; it developed around the site of the U.S. military headquarters. In 1952 it officially replaced Tulagi as the capital of the Solomons. Government buildings are on a narrow coastal strip behind Point Cruz. In the 1960s the government, together with the private sector, began an extensive development program in the new capital. The first multistory buildings appeared in the 1980s. In 2006, amid an ongoing period of political instability, Honiara’s Chinatown sustained severe damage in postelection rioting. Pop. (2009) 64,609.
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