The Central Province is one of the provinces of Solomon Islands, covering the Russell Islands, Nggela Islands (Florida Islands) and Savo Island. Its area comprises and had a population of 26,051 , rising to 30,326 .
World War II
The Battle of Tulagi and Gavutu–Tanambogo was a land battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II, between the forces of the Imperial Japanese Navy and Allied (mainly United States Marine Corps) ground forces. It took place 7–9 August 1942 on the Solomon Islands, during the initial Allied landings in the Guadalcanal campaign.
Administrative divisions
Central Province is sub-divided into the following constituencies (or electoral districts), which are further sub-divided into wards (with populations at the 2009 and 2019 Censuses respectively):
{| class="sortable wikitable"
! rowspan=2 colspan=2 | Name
! colspan=3 | Population (2009 census)
! colspan=3 | Population (2019 census)
|-
! Total
! Male
! Female
! Total
! Male
! Female
|-
| colspan=2 | 30. – Nggela
| align="right" | 16,811
| align="right" | 8,500
| align="right" | 8,311
| align="right" | 19,862
| align="right" | 10,236
| align="right" | 9,626
|-
| 30.01.
| Sandfly/Buenavista
| align="right" | 3,226
| align="right" | 1,663
| align="right" | 1,563
| align="right" | 3,729
| align="right" | 1,954
| align="right" | 1,775
|-
| 30.02.
| West Gala
| align="right" | 2,220
| align="right" | 1,110
| align="right" | 1,110
| align="right" | 2,588
| align="right" | 1,305
| align="right" | 1,283
|-
| 30.03.
| East Gala
| align="right" | 2,026
| align="right" | 1,040
| align="right" | 986
| align="right" | 2,494
| align="right" | 1,299
| align="right" | 1,195
|-
| 30.04.
| Tulagi
| align="right" | 1,251
| align="right" | 658
| align="right" | 593
| align="right" | 1,481
| align="right" | 799
| align="right" | 682
|-
| 30.05.
| South West Gela
| align="right" | 2,586
| align="right" | 1,299
| align="right" | 1,287
| align="right" | 3,154
| align="right" | 1,639
| align="right" | 1,515
|-
| 30.06.
| South East Gela
| align="right" | 1,662
| align="right" | 827
| align="right" | 835
| align="right" | 1,819
| align="right" | 899
| align="right" | 920
|-
| 30.07.
| North East Gela
| align="right" | 2,118
| align="right" | 1,078
| align="right" | 1,040
| align="right" | 2,567
| align="right" | 1,310
| align="right" | 1,257
|-
| 30.08.
| North West Gela
| align="right" | 1,722
| align="right" | 825
| align="right" | 897
| align="right" | 2,030
| align="right" | 1,031
| align="right" | 999
|-
| colspan=2 | 31. – Russels and Savo
| align="right" | 9,240
| align="right" | 4,761
| align="right" | 4,479
| align="right" | 10,456
| align="right" | 5,326
| align="right" | 5,130
|-
| 31.09.
| Banika
| align="right" | 2,019
| align="right" | 1,062
| align="right" | 957
| align="right" | 2,115
| align="right" | 1,096
| align="right" | 1,019
|-
| 31.10.
| Pavuvu
| align="right" | 1,956
| align="right" | 994
| align="right" | 962
| align="right" | 2,051
| align="right" | 1,010
| align="right" | 1,041
|-
| 31.11.
| Lovukol
| align="right" | 2,128
| align="right" | 1,099
| align="right" | 1,029
| align="right" | 2,576
| align="right" | 1,310
| align="right" | 1,266
|-
| 31.12.
| North Savo
| align="right" | 1,520
| align="right" | 800
| align="right" | 720
| align="right" | 1,564
| align="right" | 824
| align="right" | 740
|-
| 31.13.
| South Savo
| align="right" | 1,617
| align="right" | 806
| align="right" | 811
| align="right" | 2,150
| align="right" | 1,086
| align="right" | 1,064
|-
| colspan=2 | Total
| align="right" | 26,051
| align="right" | 13,261
| align="right" | 12,790
| align="right" | 30,318
| align="right" | 15,562
| align="right" | 14,756
|}
Islands and settlements
thumb|350px|(From left to right) Russell Islands, Savo Island and Nggela Islands
- Russell Islands
- Mbanika - Yandina
- Aeaun
- Savo - Kusini, Reko
- Nggela Islands
- Tulagi - Tulagi