Buala

{{More citations needed|date=January 2021}} {{Travel guide|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox settlement   |name = Buala |other_name = |native_name =  |nickname = |settlement_type = |motto =  |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |pushpin_map =Solomon Islands |pushpin_label_position =bottom |pushpin_mapsize =300 |pushpin_map_caption =Location in Solomon Islands  |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{flag|Solomon Islands}} |subdivision_type1 = Province |subdivision_name1 = Isabel |subdivision_type2 = Island |subdivision_name2 = Santa Isabel Island |subdivision_type3 = |subdivision_name3 = | |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 =  |leader_name1 = |established_title =  |established_date =  |area_magnitude = |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 =  |area_land_km2 =   |population_as_of = 2019 |population_footnotes = <ref name="Census2019">{{cite web |author= |date=30 October 2023 |title=2019 Population and Housing Census National Report |volume=1 |page=xxix |url=https://statistics.gov.sb/download/60/solomon-islands-2019-population-and-housing-census-national-report_volume-1-and-2/1208/solomon-islands-2019-population-and-housing-census_national-report-vol-1-2.pdf |website=Solomon Islands National Statistics Office |publisher= |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250718041751/https://statistics.gov.sb/download/60/solomon-islands-2019-population-and-housing-census-national-report_volume-1-and-2/1208/solomon-islands-2019-population-and-housing-census_national-report-vol-1-2 |archive-date=18 July 2025 |access-date=12 May 2026}}</ref> |population_note = |population_total = 1,342 |population_density_km2 = auto |population_density_sq_mi = |population_metro = |population_density_metro_km2 = |population_density_metro_sq_mi = |population_blank1_title =Ethnicities |population_blank1 = |population_density_blank1_km2 = |population_density_blank1_sq_mi =  |timezone =UTC |utc_offset = +11 |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |coordinates = {{coord|8|08|S|159|35|E|region:SB|display=inline}} |elevation_footnotes =  |elevation_m = 0 |elevation_ft =  |postal_code_type =  |postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name = Climate |blank_info = Af |blank1_name = |blank1_info = |website = |footnotes = }} {{coord|8|08|S|159|35|E|region:SB_type:city|display=title}} '''Buala''' is a town in Solomon Islands located on Santa Isabel Island, which is the longest island in Solomon Islands. Buala consists of Jejevo Station and Buala Village. Buala is located on a side of a hill that limits the town's expansion. New feeder roads have been extended to the east and west of the township. One of these roads reaches as far as Hovokiolo village in the west Maringe district.

A nearby peak, Mt. Kubonitu, can be reached from Buala, and its neighboring villages, Tirotogna and Bara. Other nearby villages include Kubolota, Tithiro, and Maglau. Higher up inland, are the nearby villages of Tirotogna, Bara, Gurena and Kolokofa. People from these villages frequently visit Buala.

The town has a hospital, but more serious cases are flown to Honiara. There is a branch of Bank of South Pacific in the town. There is no grocery shop in the town. There is a small market where residents sell fresh vegetables and fruits every day other than Sunday. There are areas that sell fresh fish, such as Kolofaga Fishery.

This town is close to Fera Island, about 15 minutes boat ride. The airfield is on Fera Island. It is a grass field and only 10 to 15 passenger planes land here.{{How many|date=May 2026}} A new terminal block was completed in April 2012.{{citation needed|date=May 2026}}

==Climate== Buala has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round. {{Weather box |width = auto | location = Buala | metric first = Yes | single line = Yes | Jan high C = 30.7 | Feb high C = 30.4 | Mar high C = 30.5 | Apr high C = 30.6 | May high C = 30.6 | Jun high C = 30.2 | Jul high C = 29.7 | Aug high C = 29.9 | Sep high C = 30.1 | Oct high C = 30.6 | Nov high C = 30.8 | Dec high C = 30.9

| Jan mean C = 27.3 | Feb mean C = 27.0 | Mar mean C = 27.0 | Apr mean C = 27.0 | May mean C = 26.9 | Jun mean C = 26.5 | Jul mean C = 26.1 | Aug mean C = 26.3 | Sep mean C = 26.4 | Oct mean C = 26.8 | Nov mean C = 27.1 | Dec mean C = 27.2 | year mean C = | Jan low C = 23.9 | Feb low C = 23.7 | Mar low C = 23.6 | Apr low C = 23.5 | May low C = 23.3 | Jun low C = 22.9 | Jul low C = 22.6 | Aug low C = 22.7 | Sep low C = 22.8 | Oct low C = 23.0 | Nov low C = 23.4 | Dec low C = 23.6 |precipitation colour= green |Jan precipitation mm=360 |Feb precipitation mm=346 |Mar precipitation mm=391 |Apr precipitation mm=261 |May precipitation mm=193 |Jun precipitation mm=155 |Jul precipitation mm=197 |Aug precipitation mm=178 |Sep precipitation mm=172 |Oct precipitation mm=193 |Nov precipitation mm=199 |Dec precipitation mm=275 |source 1 = Climate-Data.org<ref>{{cite web |url = https://en.climate-data.org/location/986704/ |title = Climate: Buala |publisher=Climate-Data.org |accessdate = 21 October 2020}}</ref> }}

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Category:Populated places in Isabel Province