Tarawa
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Area
31 km²
Coordinates
1.4518, 172.9717
Category
islands
Overview
A thin coral atoll straddling the equator, capital of far-flung Kiribati.
About
Tarawa is an atoll and the capital of the Republic of Kiribati, 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. The atoll was the site of the Battle of Tarawa during World War II.
More about Tarawa
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