Kangua
Encyclopedia
Kangua is a village in the Solomon Islands
, on Rennell Island
in the Rennell and Bellona
province.
Located west of Tigoa
Police Post, approximately 30 minutes drive along Copperhead Rd (the main rd).
This is the last village and there is a sports field at the end of the road.
There is a house on the western side of the playing ground situated back from a row of trees that border the field.It is the original place called kaagua,owned by the descendants of TEIKABEGO the son of TUHENUA II who was given the northern side of mugihenua by his father chief TEMOA IV of segena(Te hakanoho'anga 'oo Mugihenua)
On either side of the road, at the eastern side of the playing field are a number of buildings, on one side is a church and on the other a house.
The playing field itself is bordered by high coconut trees and is covered with ankle to waist high scrub. The field is not obviously used a lot and is now overgrown. Parts of the field do appear to be a little boggy.
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is a sovereign state in Oceania, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands. It covers a land mass of . The capital, Honiara, is located on the island of Guadalcanal...
, on Rennell Island
Rennell Island
Rennell Island, locally known as Mungava, 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 that is about long and wide. It is the second largest raised coral atoll in the world with the largest lake...
in the Rennell and Bellona
Rennell and Bellona
In 1793 Bellona Island was named after a passing British ship, the Bellona. Rennell Island may have been named for the oceanographer James Rennell, FRS . In 1799 according to a chart both islands were named Bellonas Island. In 1816 the islands were referred to as Rennell’s Isles.The names the...
province.
Located west of Tigoa
Tigoa
Tigoa is a village in the Solomon Islands, on Rennell Island. It is the capital of Rennell and Bellona province. It is located approximately 40–60 ft above sea level....
Police Post, approximately 30 minutes drive along Copperhead Rd (the main rd).
This is the last village and there is a sports field at the end of the road.
Helicopter landing site
The field dimensions are 100m long North – South and 60m wide East – West.There is a house on the western side of the playing ground situated back from a row of trees that border the field.It is the original place called kaagua,owned by the descendants of TEIKABEGO the son of TUHENUA II who was given the northern side of mugihenua by his father chief TEMOA IV of segena(Te hakanoho'anga 'oo Mugihenua)
On either side of the road, at the eastern side of the playing field are a number of buildings, on one side is a church and on the other a house.
The playing field itself is bordered by high coconut trees and is covered with ankle to waist high scrub. The field is not obviously used a lot and is now overgrown. Parts of the field do appear to be a little boggy.