Tabwakea
Tabwakea | |
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Village | |
.jpg) Tabwakea Church in 2014. | |
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  Tabwakea | |
| Coordinates: 2°01′05″N 157°29′16″W / 2.018084°N 157.487729°W | |
| Country |  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.
Name
[edit]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
[edit]In 2015, Tabwakea was inhabited by 3,001 people, making it the most populous village in the Line Islands.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "2015 Population and housing census" (PDF). 2016.
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