Poland, Kiribati

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Poland
Village
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Church of St. Stanislaw in 2007.
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Poland
Coordinates: 1°51′52″N157°33′07″W / 1.86444°N 157.55194°W / 1.86444; -157.55194
Country Flag of Kiribati.svg  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, Kiribati.jpg
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.

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History

The island was probably founded in 1916. [1] [2]

Name

The origin of the name is unclear. [1] [2] [3] One version states that 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. [2] [3] [4] [5] Scholars however consider it a legend; some other explanations exist, but none have been fully confirmed. [1] [2] [3]

Demographics

In 2015, Poland was inhabited by 351 people. [6]

Infrastructure

Poland has a kindergarten, a primary school, and a Catholic church. [7] [8]

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. [9] The video caused some controversy for possibly wastful use of funds; however, it has been related to an ongoing Polish - mostly non-governmental, organized by the foundation Poland helps Poland [10] - initative providing the village with aid. [1] [2] [11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Co wspólnego ma św. Stanisław Kostka i palmy koksowe, czyli Poland… na Pacyfiku". Historia Do Rzeczy (in Polish). 2023-01-08. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Poland na Kiribati - problemy i projekt pomocy Dariusza Zdziecha". Podróże Onet (in Polish). 2015-03-31. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
  3. 1 2 3 "D. Zdziech: Akcją "Poland helps Poland" chcemy pomóc wsi Poland na archipelagu Kiribati". dzieje.pl (in Polish). 2015-06-27. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
  4. ↑ "Christmas Island". 2010.
  5. ↑ "Dr. Przemysław Osóbka – Activities of Stanisław Pełczyński". December 12, 2016.
  6. ↑ "2015 Population and housing census" (PDF). 2016.
  7. ↑ "Poland Helps Poland. Part 4 – Another phase begins!". September 1, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Church of St. Stanislaw".
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ "Poland Helps Poland". Poland Helps Poland (in Polish). Retrieved 2025-08-31.
  11. ↑ Zdziech, Dariusz (2019). "BIEDA W RAJU. POLAND NA KIRIBATI". Economic Annals of Kujawy and Pomorze University in Bydgoszcz. 12: 213–222.
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