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Tarawa

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Tarawa (South Tarawa) is the capital of Kiribati, an urban strip of islets on Tarawa Atoll in the Gilbert Islands holding more than half the nation's population. It became the seat of colonial government for the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Protectorate in 1895. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
73,073 1
2026 census figure for South Tarawa, from the article's own infobox at the time of research.
Area (sq km)
15.76 1
Founding Year
1895 1
1895 is the year South Tarawa was selected as the seat of colonial government for the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Protectorate, the date the infobox itself gives.
Population Estimate Year
2026 1
Elevation (m)
3 2
Latitude
1.3576 degrees north 1
Longitude
173.0507 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Sea Level 3
Climate Zone
Tropical 4
Time Zone
UTC+12:00 5
Connections

Capital Of

Kiribati, Countries

Tarawa is the capital of Kiribati.

Source Tarawa (Wikipedia)
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Site Of

Court of Appeal of Kiribati

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Source Home page and contact of Judiciary Kiribati, Internet Archive copy of kiribatijudiciary.gov.kiContact block, address of the Judiciary at Betio, Tarawa (seat)
Quote, Contact block, address of the Judiciary at Betio, Tarawa (seat)
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Sources
1. Tarawa (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    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 an approximate population of 73,073 as of 2026.
  • Infobox, area
    15.76 km2 (6.08 sq mi)
  • Infobox, coordinates
    1°21′27.4″N 173°3′1.6″E
  • Introduction, founding
    selected as the seat of colonial government for the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Protectorate in 1895
  • Introduction
    South Tarawa is the capital of Kiribati.
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2. Tarawa (Wikidata)
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
Quote, P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 3 m
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3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 1.3576,173.0507
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 0.0
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 1.75, 173.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 1.75, 173.25
1.75 173.25 Af
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5. GeoNames: Tarawa - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2110257
Quote, cities500 record 2110257
1.3278 172.97696 P PPLC KI 01 TW 40311 6 Pacific/Tarawa
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Tarawa (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Oceania (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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