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Tarawa is an atoll and the capital of the Republic of Kiribati, [1] [2] [3] in the Micronesia region of the central Pacific Ocean. It comprises North Tarawa, which has 6,629 inhabitants and much in common with other more remote islands of the Gilbert group, and South Tarawa, which has 56,388 inhabitants as of 2015, half of the country's total population.
Kiribati (/ ˈ k ɪr ɪ b æ s / ⓘ KIRR-i-bass, [10] Gilbertese:), officially the Republic of Kiribati (Gilbertese: Ribaberiki Kiribati), [11] [12] [3] is an island country in the Micronesia subregion of Oceania in the central Pacific Ocean. Its permanent population is over 119,000 as of the 2020 census, and more than half live on Tarawa atoll.
South Tarawa (Gilbertese: Tarawa Teinainano) is the capital and hub of the Republic of Kiribati and home to more than half of Kiribati's population. [2] The South Tarawa population centre consists of all the small islets from Betio in the west to Bonriki and Tanaea in the north-east, connected by the South Tarawa main road, with a population of 63,439 as of 2020.
Provides an overview of Kiribati, including key dates and facts about this Pacific island country.
Country Capital Country Capital Official or native language(s) (alphabet/script) The Bahamas: Nassau: The Bahamas: Nassau: English: Bahrain: Manama: Al-Baḥrayn البحرين: Al-Manāmah المنامة: Arabic (Arabic script) Bangladesh: Dhaka: Bānglādesh বাংলাদেশ: Dhākā ঢাকা: Bengali (Bengali script) Barbados
The capital of Kiribati, South Tarawa, lies 1,765 km (1,097 mi) to the west. As of 2015, the population was 20, down from 61 in 2000. [1] [2] The island's sole village, Tebaronga, is located on the northwest point, below the airstrip. Kiribati declared the Phoenix Islands Protected Area in 2006
When the Gilbert Islands became the independent nation of Kiribati in 1979, Caroline Island became Kiribati's easternmost point. [30] [31] The island is owned by the government of the Republic of Kiribati and overseen by the Ministry of Line and Phoenix Islands Development, which is headquartered on Kiritimati.
Geography of Kiribati. Kiribati is: an island country; Location: Southern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere; Pacific Ocean. South Pacific Oceania. Micronesia; Time zones: . Line Islands – UTC+14