Niupani

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Niupani is a village in the Solomon Islands, on Rennell Island in the Rennell and Bellona province.

Solomon Islands Country in Oceania

Solomon Islands is a sovereign state consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania lying to the east of Papua New Guinea and northwest of Vanuatu and covering a land area of 28,400 square kilometres (11,000 sq mi). The country's capital, Honiara, is located on the island of Guadalcanal. The country takes its name from the Solomon Islands archipelago, which is a collection of Melanesian islands that also includes the North Solomon Islands, but excludes outlying islands, such as Rennell and Bellona, and the Santa Cruz Islands.

Rennell Island main island of two inhabited islands that make up the Rennell and Bellona Province of the Solomon Islands

Rennell Island, locally known as Mugaba, is the main island of two inhabited islands that make up the Rennell and Bellona Province in the Solomon Islands. Rennell Island has a land area of 660 square kilometres (250 sq mi) that is about 80 kilometres (50 mi) long and 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) wide. It is the second largest raised coral atoll in the world with the largest lake in the insular Pacific, Lake Tegano, a lake that is listed as a World Heritage Site. Rennell Island has a population of about 1,840 persons of Polynesian descent who primarily speak Rennellese, Pijin and some English. Rennell and Bellona Islands are two of the few islands in the Melanesian Solomon Island archipelago classified as a Polynesian outlier; others being Sikaiana, Ontong Java, Tikopia, Anuta, Duff Islands, and some Reef Islands.

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Coordinates: 11°43′47.16″S160°26′3.75″E / 11.7297667°S 160.4343750°E / -11.7297667; 160.4343750

Geographic coordinate system Coordinate system

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A PBY engine which had been hauled close to the shoreline. Image taken 1995 Catalina Engine.jpg
A PBY engine which had been hauled close to the shoreline. Image taken 1995
Typical view of Lake Tegano. Taken September 2008 LakeTeganopano.JPG
Typical view of Lake Tegano. Taken September 2008

Location

This village is on the Eastern side of Lake Tegano and accessible by boat in approximately 30 minutes, or a walk to the village from the road end takes about an hour. Approximately 50 km, 3hr drive from Tingoa.

Population

250 people approximately

Religion

South Seas Evangelical Church (SSEC)

Police

Generally policing is serviced by the Tigoa police station as well as a local Provincial government employed area Constable.

Tigoa Place in Rennel-Bellona, Solomon Islands

Tigoa is a village on Rennell Island, Solomon Islands. It is the administrative centre of Rennell and Bellona Province. It is located approximately 12-20 metres above sea level.

Henua pFNet Internet cafe. Taken 2008 Internetcaferennellisland2.jpg
Henua pFNet Internet cafe. Taken 2008

This village is split due to a land dispute that has been going on for over 10 years

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