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Solomon Islands is divided into nine provinces. The national capital Honiara on the island of Guadalcanal is separately governed as ''Capital Territory''. ==History== In the United Kingdom protectorate, there were initially 12 administrative districts: Choiseul, Eastern Solomons, Gizo, Guadalcanal, Lord Howe, Malaita, Nggela and Savo, Rennell and Bellona Islands, Santa Cruz, Shortlands, Sikaiana (Stewart), and Ysabel and Cape Marsh. The capital was Tulagi. After World War II, it was reorganized into four districts, Central, Western, Eastern, and Malalaita. These districts were then further subdivided into councils. The capital was also moved to Honiara. These were the political divisions that the nation inherited at its independence in 1978. In 1981 the nation was reorganized into seven provinces by splitting some of the districts: Central District was split into Central, Guadalcanal, and Isabel provinces; Eastern District was split into Makira and Temotu provinces. The other two districts, Western and Malalaita, were also designated as provinces. These new provinces corresponded to the councils of the districts before 1981. In 1983, the 22 square-kilometer Honiara was split from Guadalcanal province and became a separately-governed Capital Territory. The city still serves as the capital of Guadalcanal province. In 1995, Choiseul was split from Western province, and Rennell and Bellona was split from Central province, making the nine provinces of today. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Provinces of the Solomon Islands」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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