Burns Creek, Honiara
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Burns Creek | |
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Suburb | |
  Burns Creek Location in Guadalcanal | |
| Coordinates: 9°26′S 159°57′E / 9.433°S 159.950°E | |
| Country |  Solomon Islands |
| Province | Honiara Town |
| Island | Guadalcanal |
| Elevation | 29 m (95 ft) |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 5,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+11 (UTC) |
Burns Creek is a suburb of Honiara, Solomon Islands located to the East of the main center, South of Lungga Point and West of Henderson. Burns Creek as a suburb is outside of the Honiara City Council, and the creek itself forms the eastern boundary of the city council lands.[1] Burns Creek was established in the 1990s. Burns Creek is a settlement area with many working class people living there. Crime rates have dropped substantially since 2010.[2]
References[]
- ^ "About Honiara City Council". Honiara City Council. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ Evans, Daniel (4 February 2019). "Bad places turned good: security in Melanesia's settlement communities". Devpolicy.
Coordinates: 8°46′S 160°42′E / 8.767°S 160.700°E
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- Populated places in Guadalcanal Province
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