Tabwakea

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Tabwakea
Village
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Tabwakea Church in 2014.
Tabwakea
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Tabwakea
Coordinates: 2°01′05″N157°29′16″W / 2.018084°N 157.487729°W / 2.018084; -157.487729
Country Flag of Kiribati.svg  Kiribati
Local council Kiritimati
Population
 (2015)
  Total
3,001
Time zone UTC+14

Tabwakea is the largest village on the island of Kiritimati, within the archipelago of Line Islands of Kiribati.

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Name

Tabwakea means turtle in Gilbertese, which refers to the island's first name given by James Cook, Turtles Island, which later became Christmas Island (Kiritimati).

Demographics

In 2015, Tabwakea was inhabited by 3,001 people, making it the most populous village in the Line Islands. [1]

References

  1. "2015 Population and housing census" (PDF). 2016.