Malaita is the primary island of Malaita Province in Solomon Islands. Malaita is the most populous island of the Solomon Islands, with a population of 161,832 as of 2021, [1] or more than a third of the entire national population.

Malaita Province is the most populous and one of the largest of the nine provinces of Solomon Islands. The population of the province is 122,620 (1999). The area of the province is 4,225 km 2 (1,631 sq mi). It is named after its largest island, Malaita (also known as "Big Malaita" or "Maramapaina"). [1]

Mar 15, 2025 · Malaita, volcanic island in the country of Solomon Islands, southwestern Pacific Ocean. It lies 30 miles (50 km) northeast of Guadalcanal across Indispensable Strait. The island is about 115 miles (185 km) long and 22 miles (35 km) across at its widest point.

Malaita is one of six large islands in the double chain that forms the Solomon Islands, formerly the British Solomon Islands Protectorate. As the most populous island in the Solomons, Malaita has long been a source of plantation labor, and in earlier decades its people were famed and feared for their violent resistance to European invasion.

1 day ago · In the Solomon Islands, Malaita stands as a bastion of traditional arts, which are not merely aesthetic expressions but the lifeblood of the community’s identity and social fabric. Traditional arts are integral to the preservation of Malaita’s cultural heritage, serving as a bridge between the past and the present. These arts include ...

Malaita has been the most populous island in the Solomon Islands for centuries, certainly back to the sixteenth century and possibly much earlier. Today, there are one hundred and fifty thousand Malaitans on the island and tens of thousands more spread through the nation, particularly in …

Malaita Province is the most populous and one of the largest of the nine provinces of Solomon Islands. The population of the province is 122,620. The area of the province is 4,225 km2.

Malaita is the primary island of Malaita Province in Solomon Islands. Malaita is the most populous island of the Solomon Islands, with a population of 161,832 as of 2021, or more than a third of the entire national population.

Sep 4, 2018 · Malaita Province is one of the largest provinces in the Solomon Islands and is named after the province’s largest island, Malaita which is surrounded by the province’s smaller islands of Maramasike, Siakiana and Ontong Java Atoll.

A tropical and mountainous island, Malaita's pristine river systems and tropical forests are virtually unexploited. Malaita is the most populous island of the Solomon Islands, with more than a third of the entire national population living here.