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Guadalcanal | |
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| Coordinates: 38°05′N 5°49′W / 38.083°N 5.817°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Andalusia |
| Province |  Seville |
| Comarca | Sierra Norte de Sevilla |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,646 |
Guadalcanal (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡwaðalkaˈnal]) is a village in the province of Seville, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain.[2]
The name was given to the island of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands in 1568. The name was chosen by Pedro de Ortega Valencia who had been born in the village. He was a subordinate of Spanish explorer and navigator Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ Williams, Jo (2016-04-17). "Guadalcanal, villages in the province of Seville Andalucía, Southern Spain". Andalucia.com. Archived from the original on 2016-04-08. Retrieved 2016-04-22.