Temotu Province

Temotu (or Te Motu, literally "the island" in Polynesian) is the easternmost province of Solomon Islands.

It consists, essentially, of two chains of islands which run parallel to each other from the northwest to the southeast.

Temotu Province is sub-divided into the following wards: Temotu Province (pop 21,362) 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 21,362 (2009)[2] is quite diverse for the small land area encompassed.

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Tepukei (ocean-going outrigger canoe) from the Santa Cruz Islands , held in the Ethnological Museum of Berlin .