Guadalcanal Province is one of the nine provinces of Solomon Islands, consisting primarily of the island of Guadalcanal. Its area is and is largely jungle. Its name was given by Pedro de Ortega Valencia, born in the village of Guadalcanal, Seville, Spain. The national capital and largest city of Solomon Islands, Honiara, is on the island. In July 1983, Honiara was designated a separately-administered Capital Territory and is no longer considered part of the province.

The population of the province is 154,022. The population of the island, including Honiara, is 283,591. Honiara serves as the provincial capital. The climate is that of a tropical rainforest. World War II The island became the scene of the important Guadalcanal Campaign during World War II. The Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement in the Department of State's Bureau of Political-Military Affairs established an explosive ordnance disposal training program. It safely disposed of hundreds of items of UXO, and it trained police personnel to respond to EOD call-outs in the island's highly populated areas.

Administrative divisions Guadalcanal 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):

Name Population (2009 census) Population (2019 census) Total Male Female Total Male Female 33. – North West Guadalcanal 21,424 11,231 10,193 44,086 22,778 21,308 33.01. Tandai 14,914 7,785 7,129 33,056 17,040 16,016 33.02. Saghalu 6,510 3,446 3,064 11,030 5,738 5,292 34. – West Guadalcanal 9,569 5,007 4,562 12,199 6,370 5,829 34.03. Savulei 3,003 1,582 1,421 4,331 2,287 2,044 34.04. Tangarare 3,118 1,633 1,485 3,852 2,002 1,850 34.05. Wanderer Bay 3,448 1,792 1,656 4,016 2,081 1,935 35. – South Guadalcanal 6,739 3,324 3,415 10,462 5,213 5,249 35.06. Duidui 3,201 1,631 1,570 5,300 2,691 2,609 35.07. Vatukulau 1,822 864 958 2,534 1,230 1,304 35.08. Talise 1,716 829 887 2,628 1,292 1,336 36. – East Guadalcanal 10,231 5,002 5,229 13,065 6,421 6,644 36.09. Avuavu 2,262 1,096 1,166 2,913 1,432 1,481 36.10. Moli 3,696 1,786 1,910 4,507 2,177 2,330 36.11. Tetekanji 1,114 531 583 1,602 757 845 36.12. Birao 3,159 1,589 1,570 4,043 2,055 1,988 37. – East/Central Guadalcanal 10,706 5,472 5,234 15,691 8,052 7,639 37.13. Valasi 1,477 746 731 2,070 1,048 1,022 37.14. Kolokarako 1,418 715 703 2,647 1,346 1,301 37.15. Longgu 3,767 1,946 1,821 4,597 2,389 2,208 37.16. Aola 4,044 2,065 1,979 6,377 3,269 3,108 38. – North East Guadalcanal 10,506 5,472 5,034 13,930 7,167 6,763 38.17. Paripao 3,068 1,555 1,513 3,842 1,969 1,873 38.18. East Tasimboko 7,438 3,917 3,521 10,088 5,198 4,890 39. – North Guadalcanal 9,477 4,941 4,536 13,675 7,019 6,656 39.21. West Ghaobata 4,962 2,573 2,389 7,453 3,805 3,648 39.22. East Ghaobata 4,515 2,368 2,147 6,222 3,214 3,008 40. – Central Guadalcanal 14,961 7,834 7,127 30,914 15,952 14,962 40.19. Vulolo 4,429 2,294 2,135 6,265 3,200 3,065 40.20. Malango 10,532 5,540 4,992 24,649 12,752 11,897 Total 93,613 48,283 45,330 154,022 78,972 75,050

Guadalcanal Provincial Assembly

The Guadalcanal Provincial Assembly is one of the nine provincial assemblies in the Solomon Islands. Guadalcanal received its Devolution Order in 1984 from the Area Council. The Devolution Order gives the provinces some autonomy to administer certain services and also allows the province to create its own ordinances.

Office of the Provincial Assembly

The Guadalcanal Provincial Assembly Office is administered by the Honorable Speaker. The Honorable Speaker of the 9th Provincial Assembly (2019 - 2023) is Honorable Peter Aoraunisaka. He was a longtime member of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF).

The Provincial Assembly Office also has a Clerk of the Assembly. The Clerk of Guadalcanal Provincial Assembly (2019 - 2023) was Edward Juvia.

Premiership

The first honorable premier of Guadalcanal Province is David Rosalio, from Savulei Ward. He was elected in 1984 under the Area Council and transitioned as the first Premier from 1985 to 1988.

The premier of Guadalcanal Province from 2019 until 2024 was Francis Sade, who entered office after the 2019 provincial election. Premier Sade is the first Premier of Guadalcanal to hold office for a full 4 year term since 1985. He entered office with a provincial debt of more than SI$30,000,000. He also faced challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Despite these hardships, Premier Sade managed to enact fiscal reforms for the Guadalcanal Provincial Government with debt-servicing and revenue collections. The current debt of the provincial government in the 20232024 fiscal year was believed to be less than SI$2,000,000. Premier Sade also reformed human resources and policies.

The current Premier of Guadalcanal Province is Willie Atu.

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