Local time
Sun, 7:45 PM GMT+11Pacific/GuadalcanalCityCapital
Honiara
9.44° S, 159.95° E
- Population
- 76,328
- Natural Earth
- Population rank
- 1 of 1
- Rank by Natural Earth population among the 1 cities of Solomon Islands in Terratlasia that have a population figure. Terratlasia does not list every city of Solomon Islands, so this is not a national ranking.
- Time zone
- Pacific/Guadalcanal
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Practical bearings for Honiara, from the same records as the rest of this page.
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Overview
Name
The name Honiara derives from the local term "nagho ni ara", meaning "place of the east wind" or "facing the trade winds".
Source: CIA World Factbook · 2026-02-01 · text generated from this source, approved by a person
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