Temotu Province

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Temotu Province
Province
Flag
Map of the Temotu province
Coordinates: 10°45′S 167°0′E / 10.750°S 167.000°E / -10.750; 167.000
Country	Solomon Islands
Capital	Lata
Government
• Premier	Clay Forau[1]
Area
• Total	895 km2 (346 sq mi)
Population  (2009[2])
• Total	21,362
• Density	23.9/km2 (62/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+11 (+11)

Temotu (or Te Motu, literally "the island" in Polynesian) is the easternmost province of Solomon Islands. The province was formerly known as Santa Cruz Islands Province. It consists, essentially, of two chains of islands which run parallel to each other from the northwest to the southeast. Its area is 895 square kilometres (346 square miles).