What is Honiara?
{{Coord|9|26|S|159|57|E|region:SB_type:city|display=title}} [[Image:Flag of Honiara.svg|thumb|200px|Flag]] '''Honiara''' is the [[capital city]] of [[Solomon Islands]] and of [[Guadalcanal Province]]. It has a population 84,520 (2017). The town is on the island of [[Guadalcanal]]. It was built to replace the former capital of [[Tulagi]] at the end of [[World War II]]. Honiara became the capital of the Solomon Islands in 1952. The town is on the [[Kukum Highway]], which connects [[Henderson field]] in the east of Honiara with the [[White River]] in the west, and passes the hospital [[Nambanaen]] and the burned down [[Chinatown]]. Honiara has a dock from which ships depart to other provinces. The gardens of the [[National Art Gallery]] are popular for afternoon [[stroll]]s. [[Category:National capitals in Oceania]] [[Category:Geography of the Solomon Islands]] {{Geo-stub}}