Poland, Kiribati

Poland
Village
Church of St. Stanislaw in 2007.
Poland
Coordinates: 1°51′52″N157°33′07″W / 1.86444°N 157.55194°W / 1.86444; -157.55194
Country	Kiribati
Local council	Kiritimati
Area
• Total	0.52 km2 (0.20 sq mi)
Population  (2015)
• Total	351
Time zone	UTC+14

Location of Poland on Kiritimati, Kiribati

Poland is a village in Kiribati, located on the westernmost part of the island of Kiritimati, within the archipelago of Line Islands.

Name

Poland was named in honor of Polish mechanic Stanisław Pełczyński, who greatly improved the island's coconut plantation by introducing a modified irrigation system that could effectively water palm trees during the dry season. ^{[1] [2]}

Demographics

In 2015, Poland was inhabited by 351 people. ^[3]

Infrastructure

Poland has a kindergarten, a primary school, and a Catholic church. ^{[4] [5]}

Climate

In 2013, the Ministry of Environment in Warsaw, Poland produced a video featuring the village to highlight its sea level rise problem. The video was shown at the COP19. ^[6]

References

1. "Christmas Island". 2010.
2. "Dr. Przemysław Osóbka – Activities of Stanisław Pełczyński". December 12, 2016.
3. "2015 Population and housing census" (PDF). 2016.
4. "Poland Helps Poland. Part 4 – Another phase begins!". September 1, 2015.
5. "Church of St. Stanislaw".
6. Lee, Caitlin (31 January 2014). "Winning Warsaw: Poland's Paternalism Hosts UNFCCC Negotiations". Washington University Political Review. Archived from the original on 6 November 2014.