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Arorae (spelling variants: Arorai, Arurai; also known as Hope Island or Hurd Island) is an atoll in Kiribati located near the equator. Arorae is the southernmost island in the Gilbert Islands group. It has a population of just over a thousand inhabitants on 9.5 square kilometres.

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Islands.name
Arorae
Islands.image_name
Arorae Kiribati.jpg
Islands.image_caption
atoll of Arorae
Islands.map_image
GilbertIslandsPos.png
Islands.location
Pacific Ocean
Islands.pushpin_map
Kiribati#Micronesia#Oceania#Pacific Ocean
Islands.archipelago
Gilbert Islands
Islands.area_km2
9.48
Islands.length_km
9
Islands.width_km
1
Islands.elevation_m
3
Islands.country
Kiribati
Islands.country_capital
Arorae Island Council
Islands.population
983
Islands.population_as_of
2020 Census
Islands.density_km2
107
Islands.ethnic_groups
I-Kiribati 100%
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title
Capital

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Population
1451
Area
7.5
Image
Arorae Kiribati.jpg
Width
1
Length
9
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Arorae (spelling variants: Arorai, Arurai; also known as Hope Island or Hurd Island) is an atoll in Kiribati located near the equator. Arorae is the southernmost island in the Gilbert Islands group. It has a population of just over a thousand inhabitants on 9.5 square kilometres.

== Geography == Arorae is the southernmost atoll in the Gilbert Islands, 600 km south from South Tarawa. The atoll's area is . The atoll is a low and flat coralline island with an elongated shape. It is 9 km in length and 1 km wide, at its widest point. There is no lagoon, like in bigger atolls of the Gilberts.

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