Kohimarama, Guadalcanal

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Kohimarama
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Kohimarama
Location in Guadalcanal
Coordinates: 9°15′8″S159°41′49″E / 9.25222°S 159.69694°E / -9.25222; 159.69694 Coordinates: 9°15′8″S159°41′49″E / 9.25222°S 159.69694°E / -9.25222; 159.69694
Country Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
Province Guadalcanal
Island Guadalcanal
Time zone UTC (UTC+11)

Kohimarama is a village on the northwest coast of Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. It is located 38 kilometres (24 mi) by road northwest of Honiara. [1]

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