Tabwakea

Tabwakea
Tabwakea
Village
	Tabwakea Church in 2014.
	Tabwakea
	Coordinates: 2°01′05″N 157°29′16″W / 2.018084°N 157.487729°W
Country	Kiribati
Local council	Kiritimati
Population (2020)
• Total	3,537
Time zone	UTC+14

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

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 2020 Tabwakea was inhabited by 3,537 people, making it the largest village on Kiritimati and in the whole Line Islands.^[1]

References

^ "Report on the Kiribati 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). August 2012.

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[report-1] "Report on the Kiribati 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). August 2012.

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