Water Pump (Honiara)
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Water Pump is a community in
Honiara Honiara () is the capital and largest city of Solomon Islands, situated on the northwestern coast of Guadalcanal. , it had a population of 92,344 people. The city is served by Honiara International Airport and the seaport of Point Cruz, and lie ...
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Solomon Islands Solomon Islands is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania, to the east of Papua New Guinea and north-west of Vanuatu. It has a land area of , and a population of approx. 700,000. Its capita ...
located about West from the center of the city.


Water Catchment

The Water Pump area also accommodates the Kovi & Kongulai water catchment area of square which supplies water for Honiara from the Kovi and Kongulai rivers. The area consists of forest and surrounding watershed system. It is located in an undisturbed area within a unique terrain and landscape. The Kovi River is surrounded by riparian vegetation that includes mosses, herbs, ferns, palms and trees. The river is sourced from ground water that flows out of a limestone rock over a limestone substrate and patches of sand and pebbles before sinking into two caverns. The area is managed by a land trustee who arrange payments to traditional landholders.


See also


Video of village (Vic Stefanu)


References

{{Honiara , state=expanded Suburbs of Honiara