  guadalcanal () is a village in the province of seville, in the autonomous community of andalusia, spain. 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, Ãlvaro de mendaÃ±a de neira. == location and population == in 2006 there were 2,970 inhabitants. it has an area of 275 square kilometres and a population density of 10,6 people per km2. it is at an altitude of 662 metres, in a valley between the sierra del agua and the sierra del viento, i
Municipalities_of_the_Province_of_Seville